Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
R.I. PUA filings total 12.9K Aug. 3-9
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings totaled 12,943 last week, a decline from 19,817 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
Weekly PUA filings increase by over 19K in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased by 19,817 last week, to 154,012, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. The weekly...
Five Questions with: Rick Simone
Rick Simone | Founder, Ocean State Coalition; executive director, Federal Hill Commerce Association
1. What exactly is the Ocean State Coalition and how and why...
R.I. weekly PUA filings rise by over 22K
PROVIDENCE – There were 22,465 pandemic unemployment-assistance filings last week, an increase from 15,760 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
PUA weekly filings rise by over 15K in R.I.; most since...
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased by 15,760 from July 13-19, an increase from 10,692 one week prior, the R.I. Department of Labor...
DBR’s COVID-19 transparency portal shows noncompliance, but not if businesses have...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has ramped up its enforcement in making sure businesses comply with the new safety regulations to limit the spread of...
R.I. unemployment rate reaches 12.4% in June
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate declined 4 percentage points month to month in June to 12.4% but remained significantly higher than the...
A question of equity: Can R.I. level the field for minority...
As small-business owners clambered to get in on the federal payroll relief program launched in the wake of COVID-19, Anna Mangeni held back.
Her business,...
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increase by 1.8K; COVID-19 UI claims rise...
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 1,812 on Wednesday, rising to 89,027 to date, the R.I. Department of Labor...
PUA filings rise by 1.1K in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 1,108 on Tuesday, to 87,215, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...