Tag: May
R.I.’s median home price rises to $460K in May
WARWICK – The median price of single-family homes sold in Rhode Island continues to climb, rising 7.7% in May from a year earlier to...
U.S. home sales fall for the 3rd straight month in May
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in May for the third straight month as rising mortgage rates and record-high prices discouraged...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.3% in May
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May was 4.3%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
Retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May from April as...
NEW YORK (AP) – Consumers barely increased spending in May from April as still high inflation and high interest rates curbed spending.
Retail sales rose...
U.S. employers added a robust 272K jobs in May
WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers added a vigorous 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough...
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...
Spending at bars, restaurants surges as Americans shrug off inflation, recession...
NEW YORK (AP) – Americans didn't let persistent inflation and lingering worries about a recession cut into summer spending on eating and drinking out.
Retails...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 4.2% in May
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 4.2% year over year in May, higher than the national growth rate of 1.4%, according...
An inflation gauge tracked by the Federal Reserve falls to its...
WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation index that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve tumbled last month to its lowest level since April 2021,...
Unemployment in Providence-Warwick area falls in May
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 2.8% in May, a decrease from 3.1% one month ago and the...
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