Westerly, RI jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Westerly
- Facilities ManagerLiberty Personnel Services
- HR Generalist/ AdminRiverhead Building Supply
- Design EngineerAmetek Inc/
- Quality Engineer (Assurance)Ametek Inc/
- Engagement CoordinatorTJX Companies
Employers hiring most in Westerly
- Ametek Inc/2 open roles
- Liberty Personnel Services1 open role
- Riverhead Building Supply1 open role
- TJX Companies1 open role
Westerly layoffs
No layoff notices naming Westerly in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Washington County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 8.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,146 jobs), hotels & food (+459 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Westerly. Each link goes to the publisher.
- I-95 will close overnight in Cranston this weekend. Here's how to avoid it.The Draft Wire · Oct 14, 2026
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Washington County economy
2.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
68,079
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
130,073
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,478
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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