Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
R.I’s COVID-19-related unemployment claims jump to 83.5K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 4,421 in Rhode Island Wednesday, to 83,482, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...
R.I. COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims approach 80K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,413 on Tuesday, bringing the state total to 79,061 since March...
COVID-19-related UI claims in R.I. pass 70K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 totaled 73,422 as of Monday, according to figures released by the R.I. Department of Labor and...
R.I. sees mass layoff notices from 2 companies; ProJo parent cuts...
PROVIDENCE – Two companies in Rhode Island have filed notices with the state of Rhode Island that they had laid off a combined 231...
Coronavirus pandemic deals sudden, crushing blow to R.I. businesses
Like many small businesses, Books on the Square has a manager who keeps a close eye on numbers and trends. More than three weeks...
R.I. unemployment increases to 53,971 due to COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment claims rose again in Rhode Island on Wednesday but by a smaller number than in previous days this week. The total...
R.I. unemployment rises to 3.7%; Feb. numbers prior to most COVID-19...
PROVIDENCE - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.7% in February, a 0.3 percentage point increase year over year.
The figures predate much of...
Unemployment in R.I. related to COVID-19 layoffs tops 50K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in Rhode Island related to COVID-19 topped 50,000 for the first time Tuesday, 15 days after the state started segregating claims...
COVID-19-related unemployment rises to 45,669 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE — Unemployment in Rhode Island related to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting business, school and university closures has reached nearly 46,000, according to...
R.I. unemployment claims related to COVID-19 near 30K
PROVIDENCE - Unemployment claims due to COVID-19 had reached 29,428 by the end of Thursday, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
There...