Tag: Unemployment
R.I.’s unemployment rate edges down to 11.2% in July
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate ticked down 1.4 percentage points from June to July, but remains more than than triple the rate a...
AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump’s unemployment boost
President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak has found little traction...
U.S. jobless claims fall below 1 million but remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers applying for unemployment aid fell below 1 million last week for the first time since the...
R.I. PUA filings total 12.9K Aug. 3-9
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings totaled 12,943 last week, a decline from 19,817 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
Extra $600 for the unemployed is high, but vital
Americans who lost their jobs because of the pandemic had been getting a $600 bump on top of state benefits in their weekly unemployment...
Weekly PUA filings increase by over 19K in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased by 19,817 last week, to 154,012, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. The weekly...
R.I. launching $45M ‘back to work’ program
PROVIDENCE – The state will use $45 million of its federal stimulus funds to create a workforce development initiative to provide training and coaching...
1.4M seek jobless aid as virus surges in South, West
WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 1.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, further evidence of the devastation the coronavirus outbreak has...
Providence metro unemployment ticks down to 13.5% in June
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area unemployment rate in June dipped to 13.5%, not seasonally adjusted, from 16.7% the previous month, the Bureau...
R.I. weekly PUA filings rise by over 22K
PROVIDENCE – There were 22,465 pandemic unemployment-assistance filings last week, an increase from 15,760 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
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