THE RHODE ISLAND unemployment rate declined 0.5 percentage points year over year to 3.5% in November. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.5% in November, a 0.5 percentage point decline year over year, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Thursday. Rhode Island's unemployment rate was level with the national rate, which declined 0.2 percentage points from the previous year to 3.5%. The number of Rhode…