Tag: Unemployment
Certain policies can bolster happiness in a crisis
Losing one’s job undoubtedly makes someone less happy, a feeling tens of millions of people around the world are experiencing right now, even as...
PUA weekly filings tick down to 4.1K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 4,100 last week, a decline from 5,073 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...
U.S. jobless claims aid fall to 751,000, virus resurges
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high...
R.I. unemployment rate fourth highest in nation
PROVIDENCE – The 10.5% unemployment rate in Rhode Island in September was fourth highest in the nation and the highest in New England, the...
R.I. monthly unemployment rate dips to 10.5%
CRANSTON – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 10.5% in September, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Thursday.
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Fragility of R.I. economy has been exposed
I love Rhode Island. I grew up here and expect to spend my final days here. It is all about memories. I remember Salty...
Providence metro unemployment rate hits 12.6% in August
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick Fall River metropolitan area was 12.6% in August, not seasonally adjusted, an increase from 3.7% one...
PUA weekly filings in R.I. dip to 8.1K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 8,110 last week, a decline from 10,387 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...
Five Questions With Nina Pande
Nina Pande | Executive director, Skills for Rhode Island’s Future
1. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is partnering with the state on its new workforce-training...
U.S. jobless claims at 870,000 as fraud and backlogs cloud data
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of people seeking United States unemployment aid rose slightly last week to 870,000, a historically high figure that shows...
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