Tag: March
R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 3%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than March, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. sportsbook revenue down 10% after Mass. expansion
The launch of online sports betting in Massachusetts on March 10 is already leeching money from Rhode Island, and more losses lie ahead.
In the...
R.I.’s March unemployment rate remains 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in March at 3.1%, the same as the previous month and below...
U.S. retail sales fall 1% amid high inflation, rising rates
WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans cut their spending at retail stores and restaurants in March for the second straight month, a sign consumers are becoming...
U.S. wholesale inflation pressures eased sharply last month
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell in March, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy are easing more than a year after...
Inflation slows but stays high enough for Fed to hike again
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have...
U.S. consumer confidence ticks up in March
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, even as persistent inflation, bank collapses and anxiety over a...
U.S. jobless claims stay at historically low levels
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels.
Jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 166,000...
- Featured Event -
