R.I.’s 3.9% February unemployment rate second highest in New England

RHODE ISLAND had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in February at 3.9%, same as the national rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE / NAM Y. HUH

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in February at 3.9%, same as the national rate, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Across the nation in February, unemployment rates were higher in three states, including Rhode Island, compared with the previous month, lower in three states and stable

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