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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...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.3% in May

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...
THE MEDIAN price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $525,000 in May, rising 1.2% from a year ago and sales for the month went up 4.4% to 311, according to The Warren Group. / AP FILE PHOTO/ROGELIO V. SOLIS

Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $525K in...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $525,000 in May, up 1.2% from a year ago...

U.S. home sales surge to the fastest pace this year despite...

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes accelerated last month to their fastest pace since December, a sharp turnaround in demand after a lackluster start to the...

Employers added 172K jobs last month as U.S. job market shows...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs...
RHODE ISLAND's unemployment rate of 4.9% in May was the highest in New England, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – a tenth of a percentage point ahead of Massachusetts / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I.’s 4.9% jobless rate in May the highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 4.9% unemployment rate for May is the highest in New England and above the national rate of 4.2%, according to...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.9% in May

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday.  The...
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Jason Calderon, CEO of Bonsai Buds LLC in Exeter, tends to mature marijuana plants in the grow room 
that are ready to be dried. 
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ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Buzz kill? As R.I. prepares to expand cannabis licenses, sector’s future...

The last few years have been a struggle for Karen Ballou, owner of ­CultivatingRI LLC. She’s been waiting for state regulators to assemble the framework...
THE MEDIAN price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $519,000 in May, a 1.8% jump from the same month the previous year, according to The Warren Group. / AP FILE PHOTO/ROGELIO V. SOLIS

Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up to $519K in...

PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., increased to $519,000 in May, rising by 1.8% from the same...

U.S. retail sales slide after a spring spending surge to beat...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President...
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