Tag: Unemployment Insurance
R.I continuing unemployment claims dip by nearly 2K again
PROVIDENCE – The number of people collecting weekly continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island decreased by 1,928 to 65,387, the R.I. Department of Labor...
Will changes to R.I.’s unemployment policies ease hiring woes?
The age-old debate between academia and the business world has resurfaced, this time over whether generous unemployment insurance benefits are to blame for employers’...
R.I. weekly continuing unemployment claims again on the rise
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 229 last week to 69,300, the R.I. Department of...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims dip by over 1K
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island has declined by 1,197 from the week before to 69,071, the...
States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
STOWE, Vt. (AP) – Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work...
Matos: A voice for ‘business leaders at all levels’
PROVIDENCE – Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has been handed the reins of small-business advocacy at a critical juncture, as many are still struggling to...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims edge upward
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 729 week to week to 69,759, the R.I. Department...
Continuing unemployment claims decline in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 3,759 week to week to 70,294, the R.I. Department...
Unemployment claims continue decline
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,906 week to week to 76,112, the R.I. Department...
DLT stops payment of $3.2B in fraudulent unemployment claims during pandemic
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has stopped an estimated $3.2 billion in unemployment benefits from being paid out to fraudsters...



















