Tag: Nonfarm payrolls
U.S. payrolls rise 312K, wages accelerate in jobs blowout
NEW YORK - United States employers added the most workers in 10 months as wage gains accelerated and labor-force participation jumped, reflecting a robust...
Providence metro unemployment declines to 3.1% in Oct.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.1 percent in October, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.9 percentage point decline year over...
U.S. payrolls rise above-forecast 250,000 as wage gains hit 3.1%
NEW YORK - United States hiring rebounded by more than forecast in October, annual wage gains topped 3 percent for the first time since 2009...
U.S. payrolls and wages cool while jobless rate hits 48-year low
NEW YORK - United States hiring cooled in September by more than forecast, wage gains eased slightly and the jobless rate fell to a 48-year...
Providence metro unemployment 3.9% in Aug.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.5 percentage points year over year to 3.9 percent in August on a non-seasonally...
U.S. payrolls rise 201K while wage gains accelerate to 2.9%
NEW YORK - United States job gains rebounded by more than forecast in August and wages unexpectedly registered their biggest advance of the expansion,...
Providence metro unemployment declines to 3.8% in June
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.8 percent in June, a 0.5 percentage point drop from 4.3 percent in June...
U.S. payrolls rise 213,000; Wage gains slow, unemployment up
NEW YORK - United States hiring topped forecasts in June while unemployment rose from an 18-year low and wage gains unexpectedly slowed, indicating the labor...
Providence metro unemployment 3.9% in May
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.9 percent in May, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.2 percentage point decline...
BLS: R.I. had second-highest May unemployment in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest May unemployment rate in New England, ahead of Connecticut, according to new numbers released by the Bureau...


















