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PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE filings totaled 7,532 last week. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. weekly PUA filings dip to 7.5K

Coronavirus 10/06/2020

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 7,532 last week, to 303,435, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. PUA...

Providence metro unemployment rate hits 12.6% in August

Economic Activity 09/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick Fall River metropolitan area was 12.6% in August, not seasonally adjusted, an increase from 3.7% one...

PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE filings in Rhode Island totaled 8,110 last week. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

PUA weekly filings in R.I. dip to 8.1K

Coronavirus 09/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 8,110 last week, a decline from 10,387 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...

UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. reported a $274 million loss in the company's fiscal 2020.

UNFI posts $274M loss for FY20, announces departure of CEO

Food & Agriculture 09/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. reported a $274 million loss for the company’s fiscal 2020 year that ended Aug. 1, the company reported...

State elections board enters settlement to make facility ADA compliant

Government 09/28/2020

CRANSTON – The R.I. Board of Elections has agreed to a settlement with the United States to undertake steps to make sure that individuals...

R.I. oyster farmers to get $1.7M from feds

Food & Agriculture 09/25/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s oyster farmers are due to receive $1.7 million in federal assistance to restore oyster reefs and create new habitats on...

PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE filings in Rhode Island totaled 10,387 last week. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

PUA weekly filings in R.I. dip to 10.4K

Coronavirus 09/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings totaled 10,387 last week, a decline from 13,357 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...

RHODE ISLAND'S 12.8% unemployment rate in August was second highest in the nation, second to Nevada's 13.2% rate. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

R.I.’s Aug. unemployment rate 2nd-highest in U.S.

Economic Activity 09/18/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest rate of unemployment in the nation in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said of Friday. The state’s...

PUA weekly filings in R.I. rise by 13.4K

Coronavirus 09/15/2020

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 13,357 last week, to 277,406, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...