Tag: labor force
Providence metro unemployment 3.9% in May
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.9 percent in May, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.2 percentage point decline...
BLS: Providence metro unemployment 4.8% in March
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.2 percentage points year over year in March to 4.8 percent, not seasonally adjusted,...
Providence metro unemployment ticks down, payrolls up in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.1 percentage points year over year, not seasonally adjusted, to 5.3 percent in February,...
Mixed messages through Raimondo’s term
Now in her fourth year as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is looking at running for re-election. So it seems as...
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...
