R.I. has 2nd-highest unemployment rate in N.E. in July

PBN Staff

08/20/2021

Virus Outbreak Unemployment Benefits — RHODE ISLAND had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in July. / AP FILE PHOTO/KEITH SRAKOCIC

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England at 5.8% in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The United States unemployment rate was 5.4% in July, a 0.5 percentage point decline from June and a drop from 10.2% in July 2020. Nationally, Nevada had…