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RHODE ISLAND had the highest unemployment rate in New England last year at 5.3 percent, which was higher than the overall New England rate of 4.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. /COURTESY U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

R.I.’s unemployment rate highest in New England in 2016

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England last year at 5.3 percent, which was higher than the overall New...
RHODE ISLAND RANKED 36th for its economic outlook and 48th for its economic performance, according to the 10th edition of Rich States, Poor States, released Tuesday by the American Legislative Exchange Council. /COURTESY ALEC

Report: R.I. ranks in lower half of states for economic outlook,...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island lands in the lower half of states for its economic outlook, coming in 36th, and even lower for its economic...
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