Tag: Unemployment
COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims rise by 319; PUA filings up 527
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related initial unemployment insurance claims increased 319 on Wednesday and now total 168,850, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
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COVID-19 UI filings show signs of slowing
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 223 on Sunday, to 167,904, the R.I. Department of Labor said Monday. The increase was the...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by 532
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims increased by 532 on Thursday, to 166,535, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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Unemployment rate falls to 13.3%, U.S. adds 2.5M jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States unemployment rate fell to 13.3% in May from 14.7%, and 2.5 million jobs were added – a surprisingly...
RIPEC: State unemployment trust may run out by Sept., resulting in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance trust fund is on track to run out by September, and the result may be higher taxes for...
COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims rise another 458
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 related Unemployment Insurance filings increased by 458 Wednesday to total 166,003, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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1.9 million seek jobless aid even as reopenings slow layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 1.9 million people applied for United States unemployment benefits last week, the ninth straight decline since applications spiked in mid-March,...
COVID-19 UI filings rise to 165.5K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance initial filings increased by 590 on Tuesday, to 165,545, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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COVID-19 unemployment claims rise by 517
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 517 on Monday, to 164,955, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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R.I. COVID-19 UI filings increase by 361
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 361 on Thursday, to 163,173, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
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