APC by Schneider Electric laid off 30 more Rhode Island employees last week as the French-owned company undertook its third round of local job cuts since December.

APC eliminated a total of about 80 jobs nationwide on Friday as it cut its U.S. work force by 3.5 percent, APC spokeswoman Sarah E. Dereniuk told Providence Business News today. The 30 people who lost their jobs locally worked at APC’s corporate offices in West Kingston.