Tag: June
R.I.’s 4.1% June jobless rate 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s June unemployment rate of 4.1% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.2%, according...
Retail sales up a modest 0.2% in June
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May amid continuing economic uncertainty and fading benefits from generous government tax refunds.
Retail...
Lardaro: Recession fears hover over R.I.’s economy
PROVIDENCE – Recession fears and tariffs continue to loom over Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Friday...
U.S. job openings fell to 7.4M in June as job market...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers posted 7.4 million job vacancies last month, a sign that the American job market continues to cool.
The Labor Department reported...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $556K in...
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $556,500 in June, rising 9.1% from the same month...
R.I.’s median home price rises to $520K in June
WARWICK – The median price of single-family homes sold in Rhode Island continued to climb in June, rising 5.3% from a year earlier to...
R.I., Mass. June 4.8% jobless rates highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – The 4.8% June unemployment rates in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are the highest in New England and above the national rate of...
DLT: R.I.-based jobs fall by 2,400 in June; unemployment still dips...
CRANSTON – Rhode Island-based jobs fell by 2,400 between May and June – the largest monthly decline since April 2023 – but the state's...
Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May...
WASHINGTON (AP) – After an earlier pullback, consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy.
Retail sales rose...
U.S. inflation accelerated in June as Trump’s tariffs start to bite
WASHINGTON (AP) – Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are pushing up the cost of...
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