August 4.6% jobless rate in R.I. second highest in New England

THE AUGUST unemployment rate of 4.6% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts and above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/JEFF CHIU

PROVIDENCE – The August unemployment rate of 4.6% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts and above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Across the nation, unemployment rates were higher in August in three states, lower in two states and stable in 45

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