Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
R.I. unemployment rate ticks up in February
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate was 7.3% in February, an increase of 0.1 percentage points month to month and higher than the...
Continuing unemployment claims declining but remain high
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 2,059 week to week to 74,053, the R.I. Department...
Unemployment claims continue decline
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,906 week to week to 76,112, the R.I. Department...
Virtual Career Center offers coaching, job meetings and resume help
PROVIDENCE – State workforce development program Back to Work RI and Google Cloud have unveiled a career platform called Virtual Career Center that allows...
R.I. unemployment rate ticks down to 7.2% in Jan.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate in January declined 0.5 percentage points from December to 7.2%, higher than the United States unemployment rate...
Continuing unemployment claims in R.I. tick down to 78K last week
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,227 week to week to 78,018, the R.I. Department...
DLT stops payment of $3.2B in fraudulent unemployment claims during pandemic
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has stopped an estimated $3.2 billion in unemployment benefits from being paid out to fraudsters...
Continuing unemployment claims total 79.2K last week
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 415 week to week to 79,245, the R.I. Department...
Providence, RIC team up on mental health training for those in...
PROVIDENCE – A new partnership between the city’s Office of Economic Opportunity and the Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College is...
Acting DLT director wants to institute small-business ombudsman
PROVIDENCE – Matt Weldon, acting director at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, said he would like to institute a small-business ombudsman at...