Tag: layoffs
Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6M in May
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the...
Staff at Ocean State Media sign petition to unionize
PROVIDENCE – Staff members at Ocean State Media are seeking to unionize, according to the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and...
U.S. filings for jobless aid tick up 210K from last week
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for jobless aid inched up last week as employers continue to retain workers despite a labor...
Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more...
The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn’t a failure to...
Lardaro: R.I. remains in a recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island remains in a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Wednesday in his monthly Current Conditions Index report.
The index had a contractual value of 33 in October,...
Job openings slide to 2nd-lowest level in 5 years as hiring...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring...
Smyth Cos. to close Massachusetts facility, lay off 69 employees
PROVIDENCE – Smyth Cos. LLC has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the state of Massachusetts, announcing the closure of its manufacturing...
U.S. unemployment claims remain at historically healthy level
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that...
Fewer available jobs not easing R.I.’s retail hiring crunch
National data suggests it is not a job seeker’s market this holiday season, with layoffs and job freezes on the rise across the economy.
Retail...
UNFI’s Q1 loss narrows to $4M
PROVIDENCE – United Natural Foods Inc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $4 million in the company's first quarter of fiscal 2026 that ended Nov....
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