Leonard Lardaro
R.I. must change the debate in order to move ahead
At the present time, Rhode Island is consumed by two different issues. The first of these concerns our state’s approach to economic development. Do...
Emphasis on flawed labor data misses R.I.’s recovery
The December 2012 labor-market data contained a number of very favorable developments. According to the data, Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 10.2 percent,...
Rhode Island’s true employment picture now in focus
Recently, a press release by the governor’s office, which was based on calculations by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, stated that employment...
Good economic analysis requires more than static vision
If there’s one thing Rhode Island isn’t very good at, it’s due diligence. Not because we are incapable of undertaking it and producing more-than-satisfactory...
Often buried, manufacturing endures in RI
A surprisingly large number of Rhode Islanders believe that manufacturing in this state is dead. As evidence of this, they typically cite the fact...
Despite data revisions RI still fully employed
Soon after I first conceived of and began publishing a new unemployment rate indicator, the Jobless Improvement (JI) Index, Rhode Island was ranked #1...
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