R.I., Conn. bring up rear for jobless rates in N.E.

PBN Staff

09/20/2019

RHODE ISLAND'S JOBLESS RATE fell to 3.6% in August, but it came in at the highest rate in New England along with Connecticut, according to statistics released Friday. / COURTESY U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

WASHINGTON – While Rhode Island’s August seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.6% may have been one-tenth of a percentage point below the national rate of 3.7%, the Ocean State, along with Connecticut, posted the highest jobless rate in New England, according to date released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. In fact, all…

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