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THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE unadjusted for seasonal patterns in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.2% in February, an increase from 3.6% one month prior but still down from 4.4% in February 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Providence metro unemployment rises in February

Economic Activity 04/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.2% in February, an increase from 3.6% one month prior but still...

R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3.1% in January

Business Services 03/09/2023

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.1%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than December, the R.I. Department of Labor...

From crisis to growth: Leveraging skills to foster prosperity

Economy 11/26/2021

A look at recent economic data – along with an analysis of industry, technology and workforce trends – reveals that Rhode Island is falling...

R.I. unemployment rate, labor force, decline in April

Economic Activity 05/20/2021

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3% in April, a decline from 7% in March and 17.4% one year prior, the...

Lardaro on R.I.’s economy: ‘We’ll have to settle for what we...

Coronavirus 09/14/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State's economy has turned into a mixed picture with several aspects of its economy improving while others appear to be...

Staying supplied

Executive Poll 07/17/2020

From which source is your company finding it easier to receive supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Domestic suppliers: 50% There is no difference: 50% Foreign suppliers: 0% What...

THE RHODE ISLAND unemployment rate declined at the second-fastest pace in New England in December. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/JEFF KOWALSKY

R.I.’s unemployment rate remains 2nd highest in N.E. in Dec.

Economic Activity 01/24/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in New England in December, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The...

THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate in Rhode Island in September was 3.6%. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. jobless rate declines to 3.6% in Sept.

Economic Activity 10/17/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% in September, a 0.3 percentage point decrease year over year and reflecting...

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE for Rhode Island stood at 3.6% in August, a decline from 3.9% a year earlier, but an increase of joblessness of one-tenth of a percentage point from July. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

Jobs grow as R.I. jobless rate falls from year ago

Economic Activity 09/19/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate saw a month-over-month increase in August, rising to 3.6% after hitting 3.5% in July, according to...