Tag: Department of Labor and Training
Older workers one answer to filling state employment gaps
Rhode Island is becoming increasingly dependent on older workers. While it is in the state’s best interests to see this trend reversed by an...
R.I. unemployment slips to 2.7% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 2.7%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than July, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. unemployment falls to 2.8% in July
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in July was 2.8%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than June, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3.1% in January
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.1%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than December, the R.I. Department of Labor...
East Providence contractor charged with wage theft
EAST PROVIDENCE – A local contractor has been charged with stealing more than $93,000 in wages from workers on a Woonsocket school construction project,...
McKee: Find the opportunities in economic challenges
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
As a small-business owner, former mayor and lieutenant governor...
Finding an edge in data analytics
When a Department of Labor and Training call center was overwhelmed earlier this year, workers were initially skeptical of the state’s response: deploy more...
Weekly PUA filings up 17%, top 182K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased by 15,178 last week, to 182,275, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. The weekly...
R.I. unemployment declines to 3.5% in Nov.
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.5% in November, a 0.5 percentage point decline year over year, the R.I. Department of...
As more construction jobs open, finding workers continues to be difficult
Still wanted: Quality-control personnel, estimators, project managers, welders and many others for construction companies in Rhode Island.
There are simply not enough people to go...
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