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U.S. job market rebounds as employers add 162K jobs; the unemployment...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.1%.
The...
Report: School year begins across R.I. with cellphone ban
PROVIDENCE – Students are returning to classrooms across the state, however their personal devices will not join them, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS 12.
A...
U.S. job openings rise slightly to 7.3 million as labor market...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs...
U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23K jobs amid strain from the Iran...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June....
2 Dominican nationals sentenced for fraudulently obtaining federal benefits
PROVIDENCE – Two Dominican nationals have each been sentenced to time in federal prison for stealing identities of American citizens to fraudulently obtain Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
U.S. weekly applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000, the most...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the...
Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rise but remain in a healthy...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits rose modestly last week, suggesting that employers are still retaining workers even as the...
Union: Striking Butler Hospital employees eligible for unemployment benefits
PROVIDENCE – The union representing the striking Butler Hospital workers announced Tuesday that the R.I. Department of Labor and Training has ruled they are...
U.S. applications for jobless claims fall to 201K, lowest level in...
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with...
More Americans file for unemployment benefits, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at healthy levels.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications for...
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