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RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.9% in May

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday.  The...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 4.9%, up from 4.8% in March, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.9% in April

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 4.9%, up from 4.8% in March, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.8% in March

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 4.8%, up from 4.7% in February, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Lardaro: January troubling for R.I.’s economy

PROVIDENCE – January was troubling for Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday in his monthly Current Conditions...

Lardaro: Short-term changes negatively impacting R.I.’s economy

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economic momentum plateaued in December year over year; however, short-term changes are starting to have a negative effect, University of...
THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

Unemployment rate in Providence metro area drops to 4.3% in December

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, a decrease from 4.4% in November and up from...

Lardaro: R.I.’s economic momentum showed signs of fading in November

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economic momentum showed signs of fading in November, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Wednesday in...

Lardaro: R.I.’s economy has mixed performance in October

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s economy turned in a mixed economic performance in October, although signs of strength remain, University of Rhode Island economist and...
THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.1% in October, an increase from 3.9% in September and up from 3.1% in October 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 4.1% in October

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.1% in October, an increase from 3.9% in September and up a...

R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.6% in October

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in October was 4.6%, the same as September, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.  The...
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