PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT Assistance filings rose by 1,051 in Rhode Island on Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY
PROVIDENCE - Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island continued their multiday climb on Thursday, with 1,051 new filings, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Since 339 were reported on June 21, new filings have increased each day. Thursday's total is the largest one-day rise since April 28. The federally backed program…