Tag: jobs
R.I. unemployment declines to 3.6% in May
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to fall last month, hitting 3.6%, according to the R.I. Department of Labor Thursday.
The number...
Lincoln Public Housing Authority to receive $239K from HUD
LINCOLN – The Lincoln Public Housing Authority will receive $239,250 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hire or retain service...
DLT: RI’s unemployment declines in April as jobs added
PROVIDENCE – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell slightly in April as 5,000 more jobs were added year over year, according to the...
R.I.’s solar industry has grown with the help of state incentives....
After stints in the California, Nevada and Texas solar-energy industries, Kenny Hsieh learned of the financial incentives offered in Rhode Island, picked up his...
Steady jobs top higher paychecks
One of the anomalies of the current U.S. economy is that workers seem more satisfied with it than economists are. It comes down to...
Hasbro’s silence is not golden. State, local officials must unite to...
Could iconic toymaker Hasbro Inc. really move its headquarters out of Rhode Island? Sure it can, especially if the move wouldn’t cost it much...
Freelancing’s fitful rise in the jobs landscape
I recently checked into a hotel on the outskirts of Lexington, Ky. I wanted to have dinner downtown but I had already driven for...
Gubernatorial candidates all talk jobs: Do their plans add up?
Every candidate for governor wants to create jobs. But how would they do it?
Do they offer a comprehensive solution for the Ocean State, where...
Raytheon opens new Portsmouth facility
PORTSMOUTH – Raytheon Co. unveiled a new facility on its campus here in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 27.
Several local leaders were on hand...
Too many jobs feel meaningless because they are
As earnings season is upon us, it’s worth asking: Does business create value the way it once did?
One sign it doesn’t is a significant...
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