THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE in Rhode Island in September was 5.2%, tying Massachusetts for the second highest rate in New England. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARTA LAVANDIER
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied for the second highest unemployment rate in New England in September at 5.2%, according data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Rhode Island was said to have the largest percentage-point decline in its unemployment rate in the country month to month and the second-highest decline year…
We’re slipping. We used to be #1.