Tag: September
Retail sales up solidly in October as Americans showed continued willingness...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. retail sales rose last month at a healthy pace in the latest sign that consumer spending is driving the economy's...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy continued year-over-year momentum in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's economy maintained its year-over-year momentum in September, though there were concerns of slowing growth, University of Rhode Island economist and...
CoreLogic: R.I. home price index highest in nation for September at...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 9% year over year in September, the highest increase in the nation, according to CoreLogic...
Inflation gauge closely watched by the Fed falls to lowest level...
WASHINGTON (AP) – As a presidential race profoundly shaped by Americans' frustration with high prices nears its end, the government said Thursday that an...
Unemployment rate in Providence metro falls to 3.9% in September
PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.9% in September, a decrease from 5.3% in August but up from...
U.S. job openings fell to lowest level since January 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. job openings tumbled last month to their lowest level since January 2021, a sign that the labor market is losing some momentum....
U.S. home sales slowed again in September, falling to weakest annual...
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in September to the weakest annual pace in nearly 14 years even as mortgage...
R.I. has highest September unemployment rate in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England in September at 4.6%, which was also higher than the national rate...
R.I.’s median home price keeps rising amid declining sales
WARWICK – The median price of single-family homes sold in Rhode Island in September rose 6.6% from a year earlier to $485,000, according to...
Median home price in Bristol County, Mass., up 10.1% in September
PROVIDENCE – The median price of single-family homes sold in Bristol County, Mass., rose to $500,000 in September, a 10.1% jump over the same...