Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
SBA state profile shows modest pre-pandemic small-business gains in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – On the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island increased the total number of state small businesses but lost jobs over the...
R.I. has 2nd-highest unemployment rate in N.E. in July
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England at 5.8% in July, according to data released by the Bureau of...
Northeast prices rise by 4.3% Y/Y in July
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased by 4.3% year over year in July, slower than the 5.4% national rate in...
R.I. has 2nd-highest unemployment rate in N.E. in June
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in June at 5.9%, having fallen from 6% in May, according to...
Northeast CPI rises 4.6% Y/Y in June
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased 4.6% year over year in June, slower than the national increase of 5.6% in...
R.I. has 3rd highest N.E. jobless rate in May despite quick...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 5.8% unemployment rate in May was the third-highest rate in New England, according to data released by the Bureau of...
Northeast CPI rises by 3.9% in May
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased by 3.9% in May year over year, slower than the national growth rate of...
Metro Providence hourly pay outpaces national average
PROVIDENCE – The average hourly wage for workers in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was $28.32 in May 2020, higher than the national average...
BLS: R.I. unemployment rate was third-highest in New England in April
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 6.3% unemployment rate was the third-highest in New England in April, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Northeast CPI increases 3.3% Y/Y in April
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased by 3.3% year over in April, slower than the national increase of 4.2% in...
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