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COVID-19 UI filings rise by 391

Coronavirus 05/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings increased by 391 on Tuesday, to 162,448, according to the R.I. Department of Labor. Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...

COVID-19 UI filings reach 162K

Coronavirus 05/26/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 228 on Sunday, to 162,057, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Pandemic unemployment assistance...

R.I.’s COVID-19 UI claims rise to 160.9K

Coronavirus 05/22/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance filings increased by 400 day to day Thursday to 160,917, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday. Pandemic...

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC and related closures pushed the state unemployment rate to 17% in April. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

Pandemic sends R.I. unemployment rate skyrocketing to 17% in April

Coronavirus 05/21/2020

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate increased to 17% in April, 3.7 percentage points higher than the national average, the R.I. Department of...

PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings in Rhode Island rose by 1,542 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

Pandemic-related unemployment claims still climbing in R.I.

Coronavirus 05/20/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island rose 471 on Tuesday, to 160,120, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said. Pandemic unemployment...

COVID-19-specific UI claims rose by 503 on Monday in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

COVID-19 UI claims rise 503 in R.I.

Coronavirus 05/19/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 503 day to day Monday to total 159,649, the R.I. Department of...

COVID-19 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings increased 345 on Sunday. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

COVID-19 UI filings rise by 345, near 160K

Coronavirus 05/18/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance filings increased by 345 on Sunday, to 159,146, according to the R.I. Department of Labor. Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE claims due to COVID-19 increased by 305 day to day in Rhode Island on Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI claims rise by 350

Coronavirus 05/15/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance claims increased by 350 on Thursday to 157,932, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance...

WorkShare is option for R.I. businesses in crisis

Advice 05/08/2020

During the COVID-19 crisis, many Rhode Island employers are struggling to improve cash flow without layoffs. WorkShare, an R.I. Department of Labor and Training...