RHODE ISLAND had the third-lowest unemployment rate in New England in August at 2.8%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-lowest unemployment rate in New England in August at 2.8%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Across the nation, unemployment rates were higher in August than they were a month earlier in 16 states and the District of Columbia and stable in 34…