Tag: R.I. Department of Labor and Training
In emerging R.I. energy sector, men still dominate
In 2015, the state’s workforce comprised 51 percent men and 48.9 percent women, and women made 77 cents compared to every dollar earned by...
Summer Youth Employment Program awarded $1.8M
CRANSTON – The Governor’s Workforce Board awarded $1.8 million to the Summer Youth Employment Program, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday....
Unemployment holds steady at 4.3 percent in April
PROVIDENCE – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.3 percent in April according to a statement released by the R.I. Department...
Cranston, Newport and Providence win Working Cities Challenge grants
PROVIDENCE – Cranston, Newport and Providence each won $400,000 grants in the Rhode Island Working Cities Challenge Competition, the Federal Bank of Boston announced...
DLT: Jobless rate falls to 4.3% in March
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in March, the lowest since March 2001, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
The state has handed out millions of dollars in incentives to...
Government incentives tied to job creation or real estate development are intended to keep businesses in Rhode Island, attract new employers and spur economic...
Sheku sentenced for UI funds theft
PROVIDENCE – A former senior employment interviewer with the R.I. Department of Labor and Training on April 3 was sentenced to 21 months in federal...
R.I. jobless rate falls again in Feb. to 4.5%, below national...
PROVIDENCE - Falling to a level not seen since May 2001, Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in February, the R.I....
DOT: R.I. jobless rate dips in January to 4.7%, lower than...
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PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island fell to 4.7 percent in January, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points...
R.I. jobless rate drops slightly in October, down to 5.5%
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in October, representing a 0.1 percentage point decline from both the prior...
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