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CoreLogic: R.I. home price index highest in nation for July at...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 10.6% year over year in July, the highest in the nation, according to CoreLogic Inc.  Rhode...

Pay in R.I. increased slightly less than inflation rate since pandemic

The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states...
RHODE ISLAND was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the nation for the second-straight year, according to a study by WalletHub. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

R.I. ranked 28th in WalletHub’s best states to live ranking

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked No. 28 among the best states to live in the U.S., while Massachusetts was named best in the...
A HIRING SIGN is displayed at a retail store in Mount Prospect, Ill. Rhode Island's July unemployment rate was the highest in New England at 4.5%, slightly above the national rate of 4.3%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I. has highest July unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England in July at 4.5%, slightly above the national rate of 4.3%, according...

R.I. has highest unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the highest unemployment rate in New England at 4.3%, above the national rate of 4.1%, according to the U.S....
RHODE ISLAND ranked No. 44 among all states for the second straight year in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ list. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. is No. 44 on CNBC’s 2024 ranking of top states...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked 44th among all states in CNBC’s “America’s Top States for Business 2024″ rankings released Thursday, a slight improvement over...

R.I., Conn. have highest May unemployment rates in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Connecticut have the highest unemployment rates in New England at 4.3% for May, above the national rate of 4%,...

RIC researchers forecast continued rise in teen employment this summer

PROVIDENCE – Following a decade-plus slump, Rhode Island teenagers last year led most of the U.S. in an overall increase in teen summer employment...

Eleventh-hour bottle bill reignites debate between environmental, business groups

Disagreement over a state bottle recycling program is as pervasive as the piles of recyclable bottles and cans littering Rhode Island streets, beaches and...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE’S job approval rating is 37% in the COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public’s Policy Preferences Across States latest poll conducted between April and May. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Poll: McKee’s job approval rating at 37%

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s job approval rating is in line with his fellow New England governors, according to a poll from the...
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