Tag: March
Lardaro: R.I.’s March economy the worst since the Great Recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's March economic performance was its worst since the Great Recession in 2008, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard...
R.I. has highest March unemployment rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 4.8% unemployment rate for March is the highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.2%, according to...
Retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big-ticket...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before...
Inflation fell in March, a sign prices cooled before tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation declined last month as the cost of gas, airline fares and hotel rooms fell, a sign that price growth...
Commission: Sports-related events will bring $18M to R.I. in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Odds are this will be a lucrative quarter for the R.I. Sports Commission.
Led by the first and second regional rounds of the...
U.S. economy added 818K fewer jobs in year that ended in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The...
U.S. economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American economy expanded at a 1.4% annual pace from January through March, the slowest quarterly growth since spring 2022, the...
R.I. mortgage delinquency rate rises 2.7% in March
PROVIDENCE – The share of mortgages in delinquency for 30 days or more in Rhode Island was 2.7% in March, up from 2.5% a...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro dips to 3.7% in April
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.7% in April, down from 4.3% in March but up from 2.5%...
Retail sales were unchanged in April from March as inflation and...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans unexpectedly paused their spending in April from March as inflation continued to sting and elevated interest rates made taking...
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