Tag: labor force
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...
Providence metro unemployment rate drops most in N.E. in June
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence metropolitan area decreased 0.7 percentage points year over year to 4.3 percent, according to non-seasonally-adjusted labor...
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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