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THE NUMBER of initial unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 have reached 168,850. / AP FILE PHOTO/ STEVEN SENNE

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. Filings...
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT filings in Rhode Island since March 9 have totaled 244,026. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

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...
INITIAL UNEMPLOYMENT filings in Rhode Island since March 9 have totaled 241,271. / AP FILE PHOTO/JEFF ROBERSON

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. Pandemic unemployment assistance...
THE U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT to 13.3% in May, a decline from 14.7% one month prior. / AP FILE PHOTO/TONY DEJAK

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...
A NEW report from the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council projected that that the state's unemployment insurance trust will become insolvent by September, potentially resulting in raised business taxes down the road.

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...
INITIAL FILINGS for unemployment insurance in Rhode Island have totaled 240,079 since March 9. / AP FILE PHOTO/JEFF ROBERSON

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. Pandemic Unemployment...

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,...
RHODE ISLAND UI filings due to COVID-19 increased by 590 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

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. Pandemic unemployment...
COVID-19 related Unemployment Insurance filings have totaled 164,955 to date. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

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. Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings...

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. Pandemic unemployment assistance...
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