Tag: April
Unemployment rate in Providence metro dips to 3.7% in April
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.7% in April, down from 4.3% in March but up from 2.5%...
Retail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking...
An inflation gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve falls to its...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month to its lowest level since April 2021,...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate remains 2.9% in April
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 2.9% in April, same as it was a...
Lardaro: R.I. teetering toward recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is teetering toward a recession due to an abysmal economic performance in April and continued economic weakness, University of Rhode Island economist...
R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 3%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than March, the R.I. Department of Labor...
Lardaro: R.I. economy showing evidence of slowing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy expanded for the 13th consecutive month in April, however there is evidence of some slowing, University of Rhode Island economist...
Key inflation gauge slowed to still-high 6.3% over past year
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in...
U.S. producer prices surge 11% in April on higher food costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a...
U.S. added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages,...
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