Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS: R.I. avg. 2017 unemployment declines, employment-population ratio ticks up
PROVIDENCE – The average unemployment rate in Rhode Island in 2017 was 4.5 percent, a 0.7 percentage point decline from the state’s 2016 average...
Providence metro unemployment ticked down in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – The non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.1 percentage points year over year to 4.1 percent in December,...
BLS: R.I. Dec. unemployment rate 2nd highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate was the second highest in New England in December at 4.4 percent, according to Bureau of Labor...
Providence metro Nov. unemployment ticks down while labor force grows
PROVIDENCE - The civilian labor force in the Providence metropolitan area grew year over year in November while the unemployment rate ticked down, according...
BLS: Northeast CPI grows slower than national rate
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast area increased 1.6 percent year over year in November, slower than the national CPI increase,...
Oct. unemployment in Providence metro falls as labor force grows marginally
PROVIDENCE – Employment on nonfarm payrolls in the Providence metropolitan area in October increased 0.5 percent year over year – not seasonally adjusted -...
Job openings in U.S. held steady in September near record high
NEW YORK - United States job openings in September held near a record high despite the fallout from hurricanes Harvey and Irma, indicating a...
Report: Providence metro unemployment declines in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area in September was 3.8 percent, a decline of 0.9 percentage points...
R.I. percentage growth for construction jobs second highest in U.S. in...
WASHINGTON – With 13.7 percent growth in construction jobs for the year ended Sept. 30, Rhode Island ranked second in the nation, beaten out...
R.I. has room for improving its occupation, pay mix
The idea didn’t start with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, but it certainly has become a more prominent part of the discussion these days.
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