Tag: Unemployment
U.S. employers cut a surprising 92K jobs last month as unemployment...
WASHINGTON (AP) – American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped...
Fed minutes: Lower inflation needed before many officials will support rate...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Many Federal Reserve officials want to see inflation fall further before they would support additional interest rate cuts this year, particularly...
R.I.’s 4.3% jobless rate in Dec. is 2nd highest in New...
PROVIDENCE – The December unemployment rate of 4.3% in Rhode Island was the second highest in New England behind Massachusetts but below the national...
Lardaro: Nov. disappointing for R.I. economy, but encouraging signs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be moving toward the end of a recession, University of Rhode Island economist and professor Leonard Lardaro said...
R.I. monthly unemployment stays at 4.3% in December
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 4.3%, same as November, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
Job openings slide to 2nd-lowest level in 5 years as hiring...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers posted far fewer jobs in November than the previous month, a sign that employers aren’t yet ramping up hiring...
U.S. gained 64K jobs in November but lost 105K in October
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks...
Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Most members of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to...
R.I. monthly unemployment drops to 4.6% in August
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August was 4.6%, down from 4.8% in July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald...
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