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RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training says. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.9% in May

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.9%, same as April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday.  The...

Hiring in the U.S. slows, yet employers added a solid 139K

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers slowed hiring last month, but still added a solid 139,000 jobs amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade wars.  Hiring fell...

U.S. applications for jobless benefits fall despite uncertainty over Trump tariffs 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump's tariffs will...

R.I. has highest Feb. unemployment rate in New England

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's 4.7% unemployment rate for February is the highest in New England and well above the national rate of 4.1%, according...

R.I. monthly unemployment climbs to 4.7% in February

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February was 4.7%, up from 4.6% in January, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...

Lardaro: January troubling for R.I.’s economy

PROVIDENCE – January was troubling for Rhode Island’s economy, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said Monday in his monthly Current Conditions...

U.S. employers added just 143K jobs last month, jobless rate slips...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate slipped to 4% to start 2025 and the government revised...
THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

Unemployment rate in Providence metro area drops to 4.3% in December

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, a decrease from 4.4% in November and up from...

Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 4.4% in November

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.4% in November. That's an increase from 4.1% in October and up...

U.S. unemployment claims fall to 211K, lowest level since March

WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment checks dropped last week to the lowest level since March, suggesting that most workers...
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