R.I.’s 3.6% unemployment rate second highest in New England

RHODE ISLAND had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in January at 3.6%, which is still below the national rate of 3.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO / NAM Y. HUH

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in January at 3.6%, which is below the national rate of 3.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the nation in November, unemployment rates were higher in four states compared with the previous month, lower in two states and stable

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