Tag: Unemployment
Unemployment claims continue decline
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,906 week to week to 76,112, the R.I. Department...
R.I. Jan. unemployment rate third highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in January at 7.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Monday.
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R.I. unemployment rate ticks down to 7.2% in Jan.
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate in January declined 0.5 percentage points from December to 7.2%, higher than the United States unemployment rate...
Continuing unemployment claims in R.I. tick down to 78K last week
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 1,227 week to week to 78,018, the R.I. Department...
Continuing unemployment claims total 79.2K last week
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 415 week to week to 79,245, the R.I. Department...
Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – With the floodgates set to open on another round of unemployment aid, states are being hammered with a new wave...
Acting DLT director wants to institute small-business ombudsman
PROVIDENCE – Matt Weldon, acting director at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, said he would like to institute a small-business ombudsman at...
Unemployment claims continue to decline in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island declined by 4,288 week to week to 78,830 last week, the...
U.S. employers add just 49K jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3%
WASHINGTON (AP) – United States employers added just 49,000 jobs in January, a sign that that the viral pandemic retains a tight grip on...
Providence metro unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6% in Dec.
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 7.6% in December, a rise from 6.8% in November and 3.2%...
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