Tag: R.I. unemployment
R.I.’s August unemployment rate second highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in August at 2.7% but remained below the national rate of 3.8%,...
Lardaro: Recession effects still muted
PROVIDENCE – Federal funding and budget surpluses continue to limit the effects of Rhode Island's "statistical" recession but the state's economic momentum remains stalled,...
R.I. unemployment slips to 2.7% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 2.7%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than July, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. unemployment falls to 2.8% in July
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in July was 2.8%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than June, the R.I. Department of Labor...
RIPEC, Bryant report: R.I. economic growth shows signs it stalled in...
PROVIDENCE – Mixed results in key economic indicators hint that the state’s economic growth stalled in the second, according to a report from the...
R.I.’s June unemployment rate second-highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Maine had the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in June at 2.9% but remained below the national rate...
R.I. unemployment falls to 2.9% in June
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in June was 2.9%, two-tenths of a percentage point less than May, the R.I. Department of Labor...
Lardaro: R.I. teetering toward recession
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is teetering toward a recession due to an abysmal economic performance in April and continued economic weakness, University of Rhode Island economist...
R.I. unemployment rate dips slightly to 3% in April
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in April was 3%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than March, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I.’s March unemployment rate remains 3rd highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in March at 3.1%, the same as the previous month and below...
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