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R.I. unemployment stays at 3.1% in February; 1,900 jobs added

Claudia Chiappa

03/23/2023

helpwanted — RHODE ISLAND'S seasonally adjusted unemployment in February was 3.1%, unchanged from January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / LYNNE SLADKY

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 3.1%, unchanged from last month, but the state added 1,900 jobs, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. The DLT says the number of unemployed Rhode Islanders in February was 17,300, down 300 from January. The total is also 1,100 lower compared…

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