Tag: Unemployment
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...
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-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 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 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...
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 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...
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 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...
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