Tag: November
Electricity rate will rise slightly for businesses in city program; residents...
PROVIDENCE – The summer supply rate for commercial customers in the Providence Community Electricity Program will be 10.03 cents per kilowatt hour, up from...
U.S. employers added just 143K jobs last month, jobless rate slips...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised...
WalletHub: R.I. credit card delinquency rising 2nd fastest in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's credit card delinquency is rising at the second-fastest rate in the nation, according to WalletHub.
Researchers at the personal finance website...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index up 7.32% in November, second-highest increase...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 7.32% year over year in November, the second-biggest increase in the nation and highest in...
U.S. job openings rise unexpectedly to 8.1M in November
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in November, showing companies are still looking for workers even as the labor market has cooled overall.
Openings...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 4.4% in November
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.4% in November. That's an increase from 4.1% in October and up...
Survey: Small businesses are feeling more optimistic about the economy after...
A recent survey shows small-business owners are feeling more optimistic about the economy following the election.
The National Federation of Independent Businesses' Small Business Optimism...
R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.6% in November
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in November was 4.6%, the same as October, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
R.I.’s median home price rises to $480K in November
WARWICK – The median price of single-family homes sold in Rhode Island in November rose 11.4% from a year ago to $480,000, according to...
Median Nov. home price in Bristol County, Mass., dips slightly
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., dipped to $476,000 in November, a 0.8% decline over the same...