Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
R.I. unemployment rate remains at 4.1% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 4.1%, same as March, ending a streak that saw six months of consecutive increases,...
RICCA to retain employees under new management, despite 1K-plus layoff notices
PROVIDENCE – Despite the owner and operator of the R.I. Convention Center Authority venues filing a notice for more than 1,000 layoffs earlier this...
R.I. DLT renews funding for university biotech programming
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – As the Ocean State seeks to raise its profile in the regional and national life sciences sector, the R.I. Department of...
Revised 2023 labor estimates show R.I. recovered pandemic job losses ahead...
In November, economic forecasters warned that Rhode Island could be waiting till the end of the decade to fully recover its pandemic-era job losses.
Turns...
Are you concerned that R.I.’s unemployment rate has risen for six...
For the sixth consecutive month, Rhode Island's unemployment rate increased in March to 4%.
The seasonally adjusted rate is one-tenth of a percentage point higher...
R.I. unemployment rises again, to 4% in March
CRANSTON – March's 4% state unemployment rate marks the sixth consecutive monthly increase. The seasonally adjusted rate is one-tenth of a percentage point higher...
READY AND ABLE: Older workers filling R.I. employment gaps
After 35 years in insurance marketing, the last 20 with Rhode Island-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co. managing multimillion-dollar campaigns, Eduardo Naya tried to retire.
It...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 3.9% in February
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in February was 3.9%, three-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 3.6% in January
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.6%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
R.I. orders Fall River contractor to pay $869K for wage theft,...
PROVIDENCE – A Fall River company has been ordered by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training to pay $869,000 for wage theft, misclassifying...
