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ROUGHLY 30% OF RENTERS polled by the U.S. Census say they have no confidence or slight confidence in their ability to pay rent next month. / AP FILE PHOTO/ANDREW HARNIK

Renters face financial cliff ahead; limited help available

Renters are nearing the end of their financial rope. People who rent have largely been able to survive the initial months of the pandemic helped...
THE AMERICAN CIVL LIBERTIES UNION of Rhode Island says the DLT is taking interim steps to contact and to be available to residents whose unemployment benefits were frozen. Those steps come after the ACLU filed a lawsuit over the department's method of addressing fraud.

DLT to increase reach-out efforts due to lawsuit over frozen benefits

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training is taking interim action to notify and review unemployment insurance benefit payments that have been...
RETAIL SALES IN MARCH in the United States exceeded expectations, including motor vehicle sales, while filings for unemployment benefits hit their lowest level in 49 years. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

U.S. retail sales grow most since 2017 on autos, gasoline

WASHINGTON – U.S. retail sales grew by the most since September 2017 as gains in motor vehicles and gasoline stations boosted sales, signaling consumers...
U.S JOBLESS CLAIMS decreased by 3,000 to 218,000 last week, hovering near the lowest levels in almost five decade. / BLOOMBERG FIEL PHOTO.LUKE SHARRETT

Fewest jobless claims in 6 weeks show strong U.S. job market

NEW YORK - Filings for United States unemployment benefits declined to a six-week low, indicating the job market remains tight, Labor Department figures showed...
U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS declined by 1,000 to 222,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG

U.S. jobless claims at four-week low amid tight labor market

NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits ticked down to a four-week low, the latest sign that the job market remains robust,...
JOBLESS CLAIMS decreased by 24,000 to 209,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

U.S. jobless claims slump on return of New York school workers

NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits plunged to the lowest level since 1969, mainly reflecting the return of educational service workers in...
A WORKER drags a package container inside to be unloaded during the night package sort at a facility in Louisville, Kentucky. /BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/ LUKE SHARRETT

Jobless claims in U.S. declined more than forecast last week

WASHINGTON - Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped more than forecast last week, consistent with a robust labor market, a Labor Department report showed...
FEWER AMERICANS than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, with applications hovering just above a four-decade low, a Labor Department report showed Thursday. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JEFF KOWALSKY

Fewer Americans than forecast file for unemployment benefits

WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, with applications hovering just above a four-decade low, a Labor Department report...
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