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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
Jobless claims in U.S. rise to highest level in a month
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits climbed last week to a one-month high, showing little progress in the labor market. more
DLT holds workshops for contractors
The Professional Regulation Unit at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training is holding a free series of educational workshops for contractors in the construction industry starting on Monday. more
New England jobless rate rises to 7.1%
New England’s unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points from June to July to 7.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday. more
| 8/17/12
DLT rehires 7 of laid off staff
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has rehired seven of the 51 unemployment insurance call center employees that it laid off at the end of July. more
| 8/17/12
R.I. unemployment rate drops to 10.8%
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate dropped to 10.8 percent in July, marking the third consecutive month of improvement for the state’s jobless rate, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training reported Friday. more
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