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R.I. falls to 6th highest unemployment rate in U.S.
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate, which fell to 9.1 percent in March, is now the sixth highest in the United States, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. more
| 4/19/13
Payday loans face scrutiny
Modern payday lending was legalized in Rhode Island in 2001 and didn’t cause too much outcry until the recession began adding to the number of local families falling deeper into debt and bankruptcy. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 2/4/13

Top five R.I. job creators named by Inc. Magazine
(Corrected Feb. 5, 9:50 a.m.) Alliance Security Co. and Alex and Ani were among those recognized as top job producers in the state by Inc. Magazine. more
BHDDH, DLT team up to fill 50 health care jobs
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training and R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) is inviting professional candidates to attend job fairs Thursday and Friday, where it is looking to hire 50 new nurses, nursing assistants and aides. more
Twin River to add more table game-related jobs than estimated
Twin River plans to add 50 more full-time equivalent jobs than originally estimated when the casino adds table games in July, upping its estimate to 400. more
| 2/6/13
DLT taps RI Temps for beach, park project
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced this month that the R.I. Department of Labor and Training is working with the RI Temps placement agency of Warwick to recruit unemployed veterans for nearly 40 short-term, disaster-relief worker positions at beaches and parks managed by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management. more
2/25/13
Volunteering a path to employment
Children’s Friend is a looking for a graphic designer, a translator and a marketing and development professional. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 2/25/13

Shadow economy seen boosting U.S. retail sales
When Kevin Kalmes received a foreclosure notice on her home after being unemployed for more than two years, she said she started selling the contents of her basement, figuring that “I can’t fit all this stuff in a Wal-Mart shopping cart.” more
Bloomberg News | 3/25/13
Lawmakers want end to Job Corps enrollment freeze
Rhode Island lawmakers hope a federal spending bill expected to be approved last week will allow the national Job Corps workforce-development program to soon start accepting new enrollees. A national freeze on enrollment following budget shortfalls could keep as many as 100 Rhode Island at-risk youths from gaining education and vocational training if it lasts until the current June 30 projection. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/25/13

Legal challenge leaves labor-board cases in limbo
When a federal labor board ruled in September that a West Virginia coal mine had illegally refused to hire union workers, 61-year-old Dave Preast thought his nine-year ordeal was finally coming to an end. more
Bloomberg News | 4/1/13
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