Tag: Employment
Neronha joins coalition to help businesses retain DEI efforts in the...
PROVIDENCE - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Thursday joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general to help businesses maintain diversity, equity, inclusion and...
U.S. added a strong 227K jobs in November in bounce-back from...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from October, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes...
U.S. job openings rose last month, though hiring slowed
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of job postings in the United States rebounded in October from a 3½-year low in September, a sign that...
U.S. employers added just 12K jobs last month as hurricanes, strikes...
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes...
U.S. job openings fell to lowest level since January 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum....
Labor costs remain high for small businesses, report finds
NEW YORK (AP) – Employee wages are one of the biggest costs for small businesses.
A new survey found some owners may be seeing a bit...
U.S. hiring rebounds slightly and unemployment rate dips in sign of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Hiring by America's employers picked up a bit in August from July's sluggish pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first...
U.S. job openings fall as demand for workers weakens
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 5.2% in July
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in July, an increase from 4.4% in June and 2.8.% from...