Tag: Unemployment
R.I. unemployment rate, labor force, decline in April
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.3% in April, a decline from 7% in March and 17.4% one year prior, the...
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once...
UI changes a Band-Aid for wounded R.I. job market
It’s surreal to think that after a more than yearlong pandemic and 450,000-plus COVID-19 unemployment filings in Rhode Island, that jobs would now be...
States push jobless from virus recession to return to work
STOWE, Vt. (AP) – Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont's reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work...
Should unemployment recipients be allowed to work more and still receive...
State lawmakers are weighing whether to allow unemployment recipients who work part time to make more money while continuing to receive the government benefits.
Legislation...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims tick back up
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 608 week to week to 68,475, after falling by...
R.I. unemployment claims track back down
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,892 week to week to 67,867, after rising by...
R.I. unemployment rate ticks down to 7.1% in March
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in Rhode Island in March was 7.1%, a decline from 7.3% in February but a rise from 4% one...
U.S. jobless claims plunge to 576,000, lowest since pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits tumbled last week to 576,000, a post-COVID low and a hopeful sign that...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims edge upward
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 729 week to week to 69,759, the R.I. Department...
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