R.I. on way to recover all jobs lost during recession
PROVIDENCE – As of November, Rhode Island has regained 92.5 percent of the jobs it lost during the recession, the state Department of Labor...
The coming pressure on professional women
If there’s one thing economists tend to agree on, it’s the benefits of free movement of labor. Lowering barriers to immigration has the power...
Jobless claims in U.S. increased to six-month high last week
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose more than expected to a six-month high last week, potentially reflecting seasonal...
Johnson & Johnson opening health tech center at 1 Ship St.,...
(Updated 11:28 a.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo was high-spirited, as was the crowd of some 100 leaders from Rhode Island’s business, health care...
Employment isn’t the 40-hour week it used to be
The unemployment rate is down to 4.6 percent, which sounds pretty good. But the unemployment rate doesn't count people who've given up looking for...
The cost of business
What is your company's greatest expense?
Employee payroll – 88.9%
Cost of supplies – 11.1%
Cost of production ...
Virgin Pulse expanding in R.I., to bring 300 jobs over next...
(Updated 2:15 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Citing Providence’s “hip vibe” and talent pool, Virgin Pulse, which acquired ShapeUp Inc. earlier this year, plans to expand its...
Report: More than $5M in unclaimed pensions in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – There are 552 unclaimed pensions in Rhode Island, totaling more than $5 million, according to American Advisors Group Inc.
The Orange, Calif.-based reverse...
So you say the unemployment rate is ‘fictitious’
Last year, Gary Cohn, the president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to be his...
Union votes to authorize a strike at Women & Infants Hospital
EAST PROVIDENCE – Employees of Women & Infants Hospital authorized District 1199 SEIU New England to allow its bargaining committee to deliver a strike...
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