Tag: labor force
For growth R.I. must add to labor force
Yes, there is a skills gap in today’s labor market. That is, there are many open positions that are not filled because the candidates...
R.I. labor force grows in May as unemployed total drops as...
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in Rhode Island declined 1.7 percentage points year over year in May from 5.3 percent to 3.6 percent on a non-seasonally...
With labor force growth comes job growth, too
For a number of years, observers of the region’s economies have noted Rhode Island’s poorly performing labor force.
Following the Great Recession, the number of...
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