Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Inflation inequality is a thing, and it’s getting worse
The fastest rate of inflation in 40 years is hurting families across the U.S. who are seeing ever-higher prices for everything from meat and...
Local compensation costs rise 3.7% Y/Y in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Compensation costs in the Boston-Worcester-Providence combined statistical area increased 3.7% year over year in September, slower than the national growth rate of...
R.I.’s September unemployment rate tied for 2nd highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied for the second highest unemployment rate in New England in September at 5.2%, according data released by the U.S....
Inflation rises 5.4% from year ago, matching 13-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) – Another surge in consumer prices in September sent inflation to 5.4% from a year ago, matching the highest such rate since...
R.I. still has 2nd-highest jobless rate in region despite sharp Y/Y...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island continued to have the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in August at 5.8%, higher than the national rate of...
Northeast consumer prices rise 4.4% Y/Y in Aug.
PROVIDENCE – Consumer prices in the Northeast rose 4.4% year over year in August, slower than the national rate of 5.3%, the Bureau of...
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...
