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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....

Americans’ confidence in U.S. economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up...

R.I.’s 4.1% June jobless rate 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s June unemployment rate of 4.1% was the third highest in New England but below the national rate of 4.2%, according...

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.1% in June

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was 4.1%, down from 4.3% in May, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

R.I.’s 4.3% monthly jobless rate is 3rd highest in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s May unemployment rate of 4.3% was the third highest in New England and the same as the national rate of...

R.I. unemployment, disability benefits to increase starting July 1

CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday that maximum weekly benefit amounts for the state's unemployment and disability insurance programs...
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.3% in May

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...

Employers added 172K jobs last month as U.S. job market shows...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The American job market continues to show surprising strength, shrugging off the high costs of the Iran war. Employers added 172,000 jobs...

R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.5% in April

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April was 4.5%, down from 4.7% in March, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...
RHODE ISLAND’s January unemployment rate is the second highest in New England, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reported on Wednesday./ AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I.’s 4.5% jobless rate in January is 2nd highest in New...

PROVIDENCE – The January unemployment rate of 4.5% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England along with Connecticut and above the...
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