R.I. ties Mass., Vermont for second-highest unemployment rate in New England

RHODE ISLAND tied both Massachusetts and Vermont for the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in December at 3.2%, and below the national rate of 3.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO / ARTISTIC IMAGES

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied both Massachusetts and Vermont for the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in December at 3.2%, which is still 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 15 states compared with the previous month,

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