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THE PROVIDENCE COUNTY average weekly wage rose 1.5 percent year over year to $1,016 in the second quarter of 2017. / COURTESY BLS

BLS: Providence County 2Q employment grew 0.5 percent

PROVIDENCE – Employment in the 2017 second quarter (measured in June) in Providence County was 287,200, a 0.5 percent increase year over year, according...
RHODE ISLAND'S 1.1 percentage point decline in its unemployment rate from September 2016 to September 2017 was the third-largest among the states.

R.I. among national leaders in year-over-year jobless rate change

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island had the third-largest year-over-year decline in its unemployment rate in the nation (and the largest in New England) in September,...
U.S. NONFARM PAYROLLS fell an unexpected 33,000 in September. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/MATTHEW STAVER

U.S. payrolls fall 33,000 on storms; jobless rate drops to 4.2%

NEW YORK - The number of workers on United States payrolls declined last month for the first time since 2010, reflecting major disruptions from...
RHODE ISLAND UNEMPLOYMENT was the second highest in New England in August, but fell more percentage points than any other state in the region. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

R.I. August unemployment falls fastest in New England

PROVIDENCE - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in August was the second-highest in New England but declined by a greater rate than any...
THE MAY CPI for the Northeast increased 1.7 percent year over year. / COURTESY BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

Northeast CPI up 1.7% in May

PROVIDENCE -The Northeast consumer price index for urban consumers rose by 1.7 percent in May year over year, according to the Bureau of Labor...
FEWER AND FEWER TEENS are working, or looking for jobs despite a healthy job market. /BLOOMBERG

Why aren’t American teenagers working anymore?

NEW YORK - This summer American teenagers should find it a little easier to get a job—if they want one. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to...
THE PROVIDENCE-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was among 336 metropolitan areas with unemployment rates lower in March than they were in March 2016.

Providence metro’s unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in March

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was among 336 metropolitan areas with unemployment rates lower in March than they were in March 2016,...
RHODE ISLAND had the highest unemployment rate in New England last year at 5.3 percent, which was higher than the overall New England rate of 4.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. /COURTESY U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

R.I.’s unemployment rate highest in New England in 2016

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England last year at 5.3 percent, which was higher than the overall New...
JOBLESS RATES were lower in March than a year earlier in 18 states and stable in 32 states and the District of Columbia, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

BLS: Providence metro unemployment rate drops in February to 5.1%

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 274 of the nation's 388 metropolitan areas, including in the Providence-Warwick-Fall...
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