R.I. unemployment ticks down in September

Emily Gowdey-Backus

10/19/2017

UNEMPLOYMENT IN Rhode Island declined 0.1 percentage point in September to 4.2 percent. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

PROVIDENCE – From August’s 4.3 percent, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.2 percent in September reflecting a 1.1 percentage point decline year over year, according to a Thursday statement form the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Nationally, the unemployment rate in September was 4.2 percent – a 0.2 percentage point…

Register to keep reading or subscribe today and receive unlimited access.
Already a Subscriber?

If you have already logged in and are still seeing this message, please refresh the page as your browser is caching the old content.

Want to share this story? Click Here to purchase a link that allows anyone to read it on any device whether or not they are a subscriber.