R.I. unemployment rate declines to 5.8% in May

Chris Bergenheim

06/17/2021

Virus Outbreak-Unemployment Benefits — THE RHODE ISLAND unemployment rate was 5.8% in May, level with the national unemployment rate at that time. / AP FILE PHOTO/TONY DEJAK

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate was 5.8% in May, a decline from 6.3% in April and 12.9% one year prior, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 5.8% in April, a decline from 6.1% in April and 13.3% one year prior. Month to month, Rhode…

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