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R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.6% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.6%, up from 4.5% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
R.I. unemployment rises to 4.5% in January despite adding jobs
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 4.5% in January even though the state added 400 jobs month over month,...
R.I. unveils strategy to create an AI-proficient workforce statewide
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island AI Task Force on Wednesday released its multipronged strategy to help make the Ocean State a national leader in...
R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
R.I. monthly unemployment dips to 4.3% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November was 4.3%, down slightly from 4.5% in September, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
New Year’s Day: Retailers are open but government, banks closed
While schools, government and banks are closed on New Year's Day, most major retailers across the U.S. will be open, with many offering discounts...
R.I. monthly unemployment dips to 4.5% in September
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in September was 4.5%, down slightly from 4.6% in August, the R.I. Department of Labor and...
Lardaro: ‘Painfully weak’ economic data suggests R.I. is in a recession
PROVIDENCE – After wrestling with the possibility for months, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro now says his monthly Current Conditions...
Barrington school teacher placed on leave, to be investigated over alleged...
BARRINGTON – A teacher in the town’s public school district has been placed on paid administrative leave over concerns related to social media activity...
URI receives first ever NIH T32 award to launch biomed research...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has received a substantial National Institutes of Health T32 Predoctoral Training Grant – the university's first...
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