Tag: Employers
U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal...
PBN’s 2026 Workforce Development Summit slated for Feb. 19
PROVIDENCE – Emerging workforce trends, including the impact of technology and automation and innovative approaches to upskilling and reskilling employees, will be among the topics...
When health care system breaks, everything else follows
Fellow Rhode Island manufacturers, health care costs are no longer a background issue. They are now a front-line threat to our ability to compete, invest and take care...
Health of R.I. workforce is all of our jobs
Rising drug prices, skyrocketing hospital costs, and high-cost claims are hammering employers across the country.
Rhode Island is no exception.
While there are efforts...
Skills to pay the bills?
Has your business suffered from a lack of skilled employees?
No: 67%
Yes: 33%
Has your company ever sponsored training programs?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
No, but we are considering...
U.S. unemployment claims fall to 211K, lowest level since March
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that most workers...
U.S. job openings stay steady at nearly 8.9 million in January
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings barely changed in January but remained elevated, suggesting that the American job market remains healthy.
The Labor Department reported...
U.S. added 150,000 jobs in October amid higher borrowing rates
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers scaled back their hiring in October, adding a modest but still decent 150,000 jobs, a sign that the...
U.S. inflation has steadily cooled. Getting it down to the Fed’s...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of...
PBN unveils series on R.I. makers
Among Rhode Island’s more than 1,500 manufacturers, Jade Manufacturing Co. doesn’t stand out in the typical ways companies do.
It’s not the biggest employer, the...
- Featured Event -
