R.I. monthly unemployment jumps to 3.2% in December
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in December was 3.2%, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
State plans temporary 45-unit homeless community in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing on Thursday announced it is pursuing vacant state-owned land on Victor Street to serve as a temporary...
PBN’s 2024 Economic Trends Summit slated for Jan. 24
PROVIDENCE – A host of issues affecting Rhode Island’s economy and industry-specific insights, as well as forecasts for the coming year will be discussed...
Lardaro: R.I. could be emerging from ‘statistical recession’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving out of its "statistical recession" due to economic improvements that occurred between August and November, University...
U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 216K jobs in December
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American job market remains resilient even in the...
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fall again as job market continues...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as the labor market continues to show resilience despite elevated interest rates.
Jobless claims...
U.S. job openings fell slightly in November but remain high by...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers posted 8.8 million job openings in November, down slightly from October and the fewest since March 2021. But demand...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2023
From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
Meet the Makers: Bringing a little fun back into manufacturing
(Editor’s note: This is the 16th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises slightly to 2.9% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in November was 2.9%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
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