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More Americans than forecast filed jobless claims last week
More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, adding to concern the labor market is slackening. more
Report: R.I. businesses lack in gender job equality
Rhode Island businesses lack in promoting women leadership within both the private and nonprofit sectors despite strong evidence that shared gender management leads to greater economic stability, according to a report by Vision2020, a national initiative to promote female equality, released Tuesday. more
Chafee named to NGA committee
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee has been named to the National Governors Association Education and Workforce Committee by NGA Chair, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and NGA vice chair, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin. more
| 9/7/12
Jobless claims in U.S. decrease to lowest level in a month
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, easing concern the labor market may weaken in the second half. more
Labor demand drops in Northeast, across U.S.
Labor demand posted online in the Northeast fell by 44,800 in August, according to a new report from The Conference Board Help Wanted Online data series. more
B of A reveals downtown plans
Bank of America will be moving its downtown office workers to 100 Westminster St. and 1 Financial Plaza as it exits 111 Westminster St., its home in Rhode Island since its predecessor built the iconic, 26-story structure in 1928. more
| 9/4/12
Janitors, Brown food service workers rally on Labor Day
Union organizers and community leaders rallied for Brown University dining service employees and Rhode Island janitors who are campaigning for new contracts in a Labor Day gathering at the school’s College Hill campus Monday. more
Beige Book: New England growth ‘continues to disappoint’
During June and July, economic growth in the New England region “continued to disappoint” as employment growth faltered and the region lost 2,500 jobs in June alone, according to the Beige Book report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. more
State lands $330K for WorkShare program
Rhode Island will receive a $330,000 federal grant to help improve the state’s short-time compensation/layoff prevention program known as “WorkShare,” Rhode Island lawmakers announced Wednesday. more
| 8/30/12
Jobless rate in Providence metro drops to 10.9%
Unemployment rates were lower year over year in July for 305 of the nation’s 372 metropolitan areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday. more
| 8/29/12
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