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Applications for jobless aid rising but still at low levels 

NEW YORK (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid was higher over the past few months than the government had initially reported,...

U.S. inflation and consumer spending cooled in December 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell — the latest evidence that the Fed's...

Applications for U.S. unemployment aid hold steady

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose only slightly last week with the labor market remaining strong despite the Federal...

Unemployment claims rise to 240K, highest since August 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since August but still remains low by historic...

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment at historically low levels. Applications for unemployment...

Fewer Americans applied for jobless benefits last week 

WASHINGTON (AP) – Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week with the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits already near five-decade lows.  Applications for...

More Americans apply for jobless benefits; layoffs still low

WASHINGTON (AP) – More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historic lows. Jobless claims rose by 14,000 to 202,000 for...

American weekly jobless claims at lowest level since 1969

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S....

DLT settles ACLU lawsuit over benefit discontinuation process

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has settled a class action lawsuit filed by the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union...
WORD OF CAUTION: Matthew Weldon, the director of the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, says a ruling by the DLT’s Board of Review doesn’t mean that everybody who has transportation problems will be eligible for unemployment benefits. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

No ride to work? You might be eligible for unemployment benefits

An employee is responsible for getting to work on time. But if an employer is inflexible when that worker loses their transportation, and the...
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