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R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 3.6% in January

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in January was 3.6%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
GROWTH ­BARRIER: Thomas Tzitzouris, head of fixed income research at Strategas Research Partners, tells attendees of Providence Business News’ recent Economic Trends Summit that limited small-business creation is a weak spot in the state’s economy. 
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Glass half empty or full, economy needs biz investment to soar

Whatever your opinion is about the health of Rhode Island’s economy, there’s data to support it. If you think there’s cause for celebration, avoiding to...

R.I. manufacturing wages drop month over month in December

PROVIDENCE – Wages for manufacturing production workers dropped 21 cents to $25.34 per hour between November and December, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...

R.I. ties Mass., Vermont for second-highest unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied both Massachusetts and Vermont for the second-highest unemployment rate in New England in December at 3.2%, which is still...

Job gains and free-spending shoppers lifted Wall Street in 2023, but...

NEW YORK (AP) – Job gains and raises helped power solid economic growth in the U.S. last year, but what if those gains were a mirage?  Gross...

U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level since September...

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in more than a year, underscoring the resilience of...

Food, housing prices fuel U.S. inflation in December

WASHINGTON (AP) – Higher rents and food prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to...

U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 216K jobs in December

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American job market remains resilient even in the...

Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 3.2% in November

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.2% in November. That's up from 2.8% in October and from 3.1%...

R.I. monthly unemployment rises slightly to 2.9% in November

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in November was 2.9%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
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