Tag: Unemployment
BLS: Avg. weekly wage in R.I. increases 1.8% Y/Y in Q1
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly wage in Rhode Island increased 1.8% year over year through the end of the first quarter of 2019 to...
R.I. still has second highest unemployment rate in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in July was the second highest in New England, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
As R.I. unemployment declines and jobs grow, labor force shrinks
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 3.5% in July, according to the R.I. Department...
Providence metro unemployment rate drops to 3.4% in June
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area unemployment rate declined 0.4 percentage points to 3.4% in June, not seasonally adjusted, according to the Bureau...
R.I. unemployment lowers to 3.6% in June
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment for Rhode Islanders declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 3.6% in June, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
Opinion: The myth of the tight U.S. labor market
NEW YORK – As the U.S. election cycle gets underway, expect much debate over just how strong the economy really is after becoming the...
Providence metro unemployment declines in May along with labor force
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.3 percentage points year over year to 3.4%, according to...
BLS: R.I. unemployment rate second highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – The 3.6% unemployment rate in Rhode Island in May was the second highest in New England, ahead of Connecticut, according to the...
R.I. unemployment declines to 3.6% in May
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to fall last month, hitting 3.6%, according to the R.I. Department of Labor Thursday.The number...
NEBHE report: Income data shows college education remains great value
PROVIDENCE – Yes, a college education has gotten expensive, but a new report from the New England Board of Higher Education says the costs...
