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RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.3% in May

Economic Activity 06/18/2026

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...

U.S. employers added just 143K jobs last month, jobless rate slips...

Economic Activity 02/07/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised...

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L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC. executives lead Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., center, through its new 50,000-square-foot production facility at ProvPort. The new site will support the integration and testing of undersea training ranges for U.S. and partner-nation fleets, the company said. / COURTESY L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

Fla. defense contractor opens $6M production facility at ProvPort

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A FEDERAL JUDGE has ruled the town of Johnston did not violate a preliminary injunction when it passed two resolutions in its attempt to take control of a site planned for a 252-unit housing development. / COURTESY TOWN OF JOHNSTON

Report: Judge rules Johnston did not violate injunction in eminent domain...

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