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ROUGHLY 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

Nearly 39 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus hit

WASHINGTON (AP) – More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral...
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings in Rhode Island rose by 1,542 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

Pandemic-related unemployment claims still climbing in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island rose 471 on Tuesday, to 160,120, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said. Pandemic unemployment...
COVID-19-specific UI claims rose by 503 on Monday in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

COVID-19 UI claims rise 503 in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Unemployment Insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 503 day to day Monday to total 159,649, the R.I. Department of...
COVID-19 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings increased 345 on Sunday. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

COVID-19 UI filings rise by 345, near 160K

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-specific unemployment insurance filings increased by 345 on Sunday, to 159,146, according to the R.I. Department of Labor. Pandemic unemployment assistance filings increased...
CLOSED FOR NOW: Foxwoods Resort Casino, above, on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Ledyard, Conn., and Mohegan Sun Inc. in Uncasville, Conn., have been shut down during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to some of the biggest spikes in jobless numbers in Connectict. / AP FILE PHOTO/BOB CHILD

Closures of Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun sting rural eastern Conn.

NORWICH, Conn. – Unemployment in eastern Connecticut is soaring, despite relatively few cases of COVID-19 in the region, largely because the pandemic forced two...
COVID-19 Unemployment Insurance filings increased 381 on Wednesday./ AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

COVID-19 UI claims rise by 381; PUA filings grow

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 381 day to day to 157,582 on Wednesday, according to the R.I. Department of...
NEARLY 3 Million Americans filed for unemployment last week. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

36M have sought U.S. unemployment aid since virus hit

WASHINGTON (AP) – Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for United States unemployment benefits last week as the viral outbreak led more companies to...
COVID-19 UI claims increased to 157,201 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI claims rise to 157.2K in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings due to COVID-19 reached 157,201 on Tuesday, a day-to-day increase of 485, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
THE U.S. JOBLESS rate increased to 14.7% in April. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

U.S. jobless rate spikes to 14.7%, highest since Great Depression

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished...

WorkShare is option for R.I. businesses in crisis

During the COVID-19 crisis, many Rhode Island employers are struggling to improve cash flow without layoffs. WorkShare, an R.I. Department of Labor and Training...
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