Tag: Department of Labor and Training
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...
Q&A: Kevin Bloyed
Kevin Bloyed | Dean Machine Inc. machinist, instructor in We Make RI program
Kevin Bloyed of South Kingstown has spent time working in retail, restaurants...
Paths to manufacturing jobs grow
Perhaps it was an extraordinary run as a major manufacturer in a number of industries, one that kept the state looking backward instead of...
Responsive government helps develop workforce in way industry needs
Luke Ebersold | Blum, Shapiro & Co. PC Rhode Island managing partner
Even though I’ve spent the last several years living and working in Connecticut,...
Too many contractors exploit workers
As a state with a lot of competing interests, Rhode Island knows that solving a problem means you’ve got to work together. Today, our...
Government, nonprofits, companies help veterans surmount employment hurdles
When Elexious Dasilva was discharged from the U.S. Army last November after serving for two years, she knew she needed to find a job...
DLT: RI’s unemployment declines in April as jobs added
PROVIDENCE – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly in April as 5,000 more jobs were added year over year, according to the...
More good jobs will improve R.I.’s personal income
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has been on a mission for more than four years now to grow the number and improve the quality and...
Employers getting ‘skin’ in job training
Part of Rhode Island’s economic future depends on the state’s ability to keep pushing the envelope on job training, and that includes getting employers...
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