Tag: jobs
Electric Boat adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point
NORTH KINGSTOWN – General Dynamics Electric Boat is adding 3,500 jobs at Quonset Point as the company ramps up its nuclear submarine production.
General Dynamics...
U.S. adds surprising 13K jobs last month yet revisions cut hundreds...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands.
The unemployment...
Report: Quonset Business Park generates $7B annually for R.I. economy
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Quonset Business Park generates $7 billion annually in economic activity for Rhode Island, including $2.2 billion in household income, according to a...
Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also...
Job openings slide to 2nd-lowest level in 5 years as hiring...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring...
U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119K jobs in September
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been...
Consumer confidence dips modestly in October
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer confidence weakened slightly in October as Americans remain anxious about their future financial prospects.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its...
R.I. sets tourism record with 29.4M visitors, $6B in spending in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s tourism industry reached record highs in 2024, drawing 29.4 million visitors who spent $6 billion statewide, a 7% jump from...
U.S. consumer confidence declines again as Americans fret over prices, job...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer confidence declined again in September as Americans’ pessimism over inflation and the weakening job market continued to grow.
The Conference Board...
R.I. monthly unemployment drops to 4.6% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 4.6%, down from 4.8% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
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