Tag: Employment
It’s not only younger workers who want flexible hours
The problem with younger workers today, I’m often told, is that they’re entitled. Today’s 20-somethings expect flexible hours, big raises and short commutes. They...
R.I. jobless rate declines to 3.6% in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% in September, a 0.3 percentage point decrease year over year and reflecting...
WalletHub: R.I. is second-least hardest-working state in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked as the second-least hardest-working state in the U.S. in a report by WalletHub Monday.
The report considers 10 metrics...
BLS: Avg. weekly wage in R.I. increases 1.8% Y/Y in Q1
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly wage in Rhode Island increased 1.8% year over year through the end of the first quarter of 2019 to...
R.I. unemployment lowers to 3.6% in June
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment for Rhode Islanders declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 3.6% in June, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
Providence County average weekly wage declines 0.3% in 2018 Q4
PROVIDENCE - The average weekly wage in Providence County declined 0.3% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2018 to $1,114, according to...
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...
Report: Trade supports 128K jobs in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – International trade in Rhode Island supported 128,100 jobs in 2017, according to a Business Roundtable report released this week.
The report said that...
Unemployment ticks down in March, along with jobs
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.8% in March, a 0.4 percentage-point decline year over year and level with the...
Energy’s future looking sunny
The newly published 2019 U.S. Energy & Employment Report reveals that the fuels and electrical-power-generation sectors employ nearly 2 million people. It’s a wealth...
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