Tag: job growth
WalletHub: R.I. 10th-best state for jobs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranks as the 10th-best state in the nation for jobs in a WalletHub report released Wednesday.
The study, which ranked the Ocean State...
Congressional Budget Office predicts slower economic growth and 4.7% unemployment into...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Congressional Budget Office reported Wednesday that economic and job growth so far this year has been stronger than forecast in February, but...
U.S. adds a surprisingly strong 517,000 jobs despite Fed hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a stunning 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve's aggressive...
U.S. retail sales rose 1.3% last month, a sign of resilience
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans stepped up their spending at retailers, restaurants, and auto dealers last month, a sign of consumer resilience as the holiday...
New Amgen plant shows potential of targeted tax incentives
It’s hard to find economic success stories in a pandemic that aren’t somehow a result of the crisis, but there’s one standing on Amgen...
EB crucial to healthy economy
When a major employer announces an in-person press event in the middle of a raging pandemic, you want to be there. Thankfully, the news...
More good jobs will improve R.I.’s personal income
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has been on a mission for more than four years now to grow the number and improve the quality and...
Five Questions With Blake Filippi
Blake Filippi | Minority leader, R.I. House
1. You are the new House minority leader. How do you elevate the voices of a comparatively small...
Should the General Assembly follow Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s lead and...
After going up for a second consecutive year to $10.50 per hour at the beginning of 2019, there is talk about adding another 60...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 31, 2018
2018 was good, but much to be done
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the...
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