Tag: jobless rate
BLS: R.I. avg. 2017 unemployment declines, employment-population ratio ticks up
PROVIDENCE – The average unemployment rate in Rhode Island in 2017 was 4.5 percent, a 0.7 percentage point decline from the state’s 2016 average...
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With nearly a year to go before the next election for governor, the contenders in the race are coming to the fore. Republicans House...
R.I. among national leaders in year-over-year jobless rate change
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island had the third-largest year-over-year decline in its unemployment rate in the nation (and the largest in New England) in September,...
Report: Providence metro unemployment 4.3% in August
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.9 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent in August, according...
R.I. August unemployment falls fastest in New England
PROVIDENCE - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in August was the second-highest in New England but declined by a greater rate than any...
Payroll gain of 209,000, wage rise show U.S. labor strength
NEW YORK - The United States labor market hit its stride in July, as employers added workers at a solid clip, the jobless rate...
It’s boom times for recruiters as U.S. job market tightens
NEW YORK - It’s hardly ever been a better, or busier, time to be a recruiter in America.
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Payrolls in U.S. rise by 211,000; jobless rate falls to 4.4%
NEW YORK - U.S. payroll gains rebounded in April by more than forecast and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 4.4 percent, signaling that...
Providence metro’s unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in March
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was among 336 metropolitan areas with unemployment rates lower in March than they were in March 2016,...
R.I. posts fourth largest unemployment rate decrease in March
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island recorded the fourth-largest year-over-year decrease in its unemployment rate among the 50 states in March, dropping 1.1 percentage points to 4.3...
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