Tag: labor force
Report: Providence metro labor force ticks up in January
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area saw an upswing in labor force and a downswing of individuals in the unemployment line year over...
R.I., Conn. have highest jobless rates in N.E. in Jan.
PROVIDENCE – At 4.5 percent, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Rhode Island and Connecticut in January were the two worst performers in the...
Providence metro Nov. unemployment ticks down while labor force grows
PROVIDENCE - The civilian labor force in the Providence metropolitan area grew year over year in November while the unemployment rate ticked down, according...
Oct. unemployment in Providence metro falls as labor force grows marginally
PROVIDENCE – Employment on nonfarm payrolls in the Providence metropolitan area in October increased 0.5 percent year over year – not seasonally adjusted -...
Report: Providence metro unemployment declines in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area in September was 3.8 percent, a decline of 0.9 percentage points...
Do you think Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is doing a good...
With nearly a year to go before the next election for governor, the contenders in the race are coming to the fore. Republicans House...
R.I. among national leaders in year-over-year jobless rate change
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island had the third-largest year-over-year decline in its unemployment rate in the nation (and the largest in New England) in September,...
65 is new 55, and vice versa
The civilian, prime-working-age population in the U.S. has barely budged over the past decade.The Wall Street Journal’s Lev Borodovsky, taking notice of this phenomenon,...
Report: Providence metro unemployment 4.3% in August
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment, not seasonally adjusted, in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.9 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent in August, according...
R.I. August unemployment falls fastest in New England
PROVIDENCE - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in August was the second-highest in New England but declined by a greater rate than any...
