Tag: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Northeast CPI rises 2.1% Y/Y in March, slower than national price...
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased 2.1% year over year in March, slower than the national rate of 2.6% in...
R.I. has second-highest unemployment rate in N.E. in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in February at 7.3%, and was higher than the national rate of...
R.I. Jan. unemployment rate third highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in January at 7.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Monday.
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Northeast CPI rises 1.2% Y/Y in February, slower than national growth
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast increased 1.2% year over year in February, slower than the national rate of 1.7%, the...
Northeast CPI rises 1.1% Y/Y in January
PROVIDENCE – The consumer price index in the Northeast region increased 1.1% year over year in January, not seasonally adjusted, slower than the national...
Providence metro unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6% in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 7.6% in December, a rise from 6.8% in November and 3.2%...
R.I.’s December unemployment rate the highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate of 8.1% in December remained above the national unemployment rate of 6.7%, and was highest in New...
Union membership declines outpaced by nonunion job losses in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The average number of union members in Rhode Island declined by 2,000 from 2019 to 2020 to 81,000, accounting for 17.8% of...
Report: Average nurse salary in R.I. 43.8% higher than average salary...
PROVIDENCE – The average wage of a nurse in Rhode Island was 43.8% higher than the average salary of all occupations in the state,...
Providence metro unemployment rate hits 6.8% in November
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 6.8% in November, a rise from 6.5% one month prior...
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