Tag: Unemployment
DLT: R.I. insurance trust fund down $138M, borrowing inevitable
PROVIDENCE – As state unemployment claims continue to rise, the money available to pay out benefits is going down.
The state’s insurance trust fund had...
DLT: Hospitality, food jobs hardest hit by COVID-19 in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The three industries in Rhode Island hardest hit by unemployment claims during the COVID-19 crisis are accommodation and food services, health care...
Coronavirus-related unemployment claims continue to rise in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings related to COVID-19 pandemic rose by 364 Wednesday to 162,812, according to data from the R.I. Department of Labor...
41 million have lost jobs since virus hit, but layoffs slow
WASHINGTON (AP) – Roughly 2.1 million people applied for United States unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by 391
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings increased by 391 on Tuesday, to 162,448, according to the R.I. Department of Labor.
Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...
COVID-19 UI filings reach 162K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 228 on Sunday, to 162,057, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training.
Pandemic unemployment assistance...
R.I.’s COVID-19 UI claims rise to 160.9K
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance filings increased by 400 day to day Thursday to 160,917, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Friday.
Pandemic...
R.I. has highest unemployment rate in N.E. in April
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in April of all New England states at 17%, the Bureau of Labor...
COVID-19 will change how states compete for jobs
COVID-19 has triggered an economic contraction unlike any other. States that adopt a strategic vision to address the crisis will have a better chance...
Pandemic sends R.I. unemployment rate skyrocketing to 17% in April
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island unemployment rate increased to 17% in April, 3.7 percentage points higher than the national average, the R.I. Department of...
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