Tag: Scott Jensen
DLT launches COVID-19-related job seeker resource platform
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is launching an online platform called RI Navigator to help job seekers navigate unemployment resources,...
New state partnership with Jobcase to connect job seekers with employment,...
PROVIDENCE - The state will partner with a national technology company to create a Rhode Island-specific online forum aimed at connecting residents with jobs...
DLT to disburse augmented FEMA unemployment payments in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training said that it will begin disbursing funds to unemployed workers from the Federal Emergency Management...
R.I. DLT scrambles to absorb brunt of jobless claims
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight during the Great Recession. With thousands of people who were laid...
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...
In banking industry, tasty perks part of recruitment
Amid record-low unemployment levels, competition posed by Boston and New York, and a rapidly aging workforce, Rhode Island financial institutions are searching for the...
As more construction jobs open, finding workers continues to be difficult
Still wanted: Quality-control personnel, estimators, project managers, welders and many others for construction companies in Rhode Island.
There are simply not enough people to go...
Davies celebrates opening of new advanced-manufacturing center
LINCOLN – William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School held a ribbon-cutting celebration to open the school’s new advanced-manufacturing center on Aug....
As R.I. unemployment declines and jobs grow, labor force shrinks
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 3.5% in July, according to the R.I. Department...
R.I. Manufacturers Association workshop to focus on training resources
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association will hold a Training in Manufacturing workshop on Aug. 7 at the Providence Marriott Downtown.
Those interested in...
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