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New England’s unemployment rate rose 0.2 percentage points from July to August to 7.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday.
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Fewer Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market is sustaining recent gains.
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By Jeanna Smialek |
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Rhode Island’s youth employment rate, at around 50 percent for those aged 16 to 24, is following in what is being called a dangerous trend of declining against a still struggling economy, according to a new Kids Count report from the Annie B. Casey Foundation.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The U.S. Department of Labor is officially ending its suspension on new enrollments in the nation’s federal Job Corps program, but Sen. Jack Reed said that he remains “deeply concerned” that sequestration and financial mismanagement at the agency could mean fewer available slots for young people.
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James C. Gibson has been named financial adviser, financial services representative at Barnum Financial Group.
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1/7/13
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Susan K. Bacon has been named financial adviser, financial services representative at Barnum Financial Group.
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1/7/13
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Women in Rhode Island earned 81.4 percent of the average wage for men in 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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On Jan. 1, Rhode Island’s minimum wage rose 35 cents to $7.75 an hour, increasing the average minimum wage worker’s annual pay by $510.
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By PBN Staff
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Susan C. Kiernan has been named an associate at Cameron & Mittleman LPP Attorneys at Law. In her role, she will focus on public finance.
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1/7/13
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David A. Vessella has been named functional manager, financial services representative at Barnum Financial Group.
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1/7/13
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