Tag: Unemployment
PUA weekly filings rise by over 15K in R.I.; most since...
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased by 15,760 from July 13-19, an increase from 10,692 one week prior, the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. June unemployment rate second highest in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 12.4% unemployment rate in June was the second highest in New England, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday....
Homebuyers need more than money
Unlike during the Great Recession, home prices have been rising in the Ocean State during a pandemic that has led 292,000 people to file...
R.I. unemployment rate reaches 12.4% in June
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate declined 4 percentage points month to month in June to 12.4% but remained significantly higher than the...
Number of laid-off workers seeking jobless aid stuck at 1.3M
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits remained stuck at 1.3 million last week, an historically high level that indicates...
PUA filings jump by more than 2K
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island increased by 2,127 on Thursday, the highest daily rise since April 13, to 91,154, according...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by over 2K since July 3
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 specific unemployment insurance filings increased by 2,040 from July 3 through Monday, to 182,807, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
Economics behind boom in fireworks
The number of fireworks being lit off at night is out of control this year.
While people often light off fireworks close to the Fourth...
U.S. unemployment falls to 11%, but new shutdowns underway
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. unemployment fell to 11.1% in June as the economy added a solid 4.8 million jobs, the government reported Thursday. But...
PUA filings increase by over 1K in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment assistance filings in Rhode Island rose by 1,017 on Wednesday, the largest one-day rise since April 28, according to the...
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