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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FILINGS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 passed 115,000 as of Sunday. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

COVID-19-related unemployment claims pass 115K

Coronavirus 04/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – The number of unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic reached 115,693 as of Sunday, a 1,537 increase...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FILINGS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 neared 110,000 as of Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

COVID-19-related UI filings near 110K in R.I.

Coronavirus 04/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – The number of Unemployment Insurance claims filed in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 reached 109,594 as of Thursday, an increase of 2,900...

Just how high will unemployment go?

Advice 04/10/2020

The U.S. unemployment rate climbed from a half-century low of 3.5% to 4.4% in March – and is expected to go a lot higher. But...

UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 passed 106,000 as of Wednesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

COVID-19-related UI filings pass 106K in R.I.

Coronavirus 04/09/2020

PROVIDENCE – Filings for Unemployment Insurance in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 totaled 106,694 as of Wednesday, an increase of 3,050 from the previous...

LAST WEEK alone, 6.6 million Americans have file for jobless benefits. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

Record 16.8 million have sought U.S. jobless aid since virus

Coronavirus 04/09/2020

WASHINGTON (AP) – With a startling 6.6 million people seeking jobless benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than...

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE filings in rhode Island due to COVID-19 exceeded 100,00 as of Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

Over 10K file for PUA benefits in R.I.; UI claims pass...

Coronavirus 04/08/2020

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had 10,910 residents file for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance on Tuesday, the first day the program was available, according to the...

THE NUMBER of Rhode Islanders filong for Unemployment Insurance reached 99,526 as of Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ STEVEN SENNE

COVID-19-related UI filings approach 100K in R.I.

Coronavirus 04/07/2020

PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals filing for unemployment insurance in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic reached 99,526 on Monday, according to...

UNEMPLOYMENT claims due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island passed 87,000 as of Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

COVID-19-related unemployment claims keep climbing, reach 87K

Coronavirus 04/03/2020

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 3,776 Thursday, to 87,258 since March 9, according to the R.I....

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 passed 83,00 as of Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I’s COVID-19-related unemployment claims jump to 83.5K

Coronavirus 04/02/2020

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19 increased by 4,421 in Rhode Island Wednesday, to 83,482, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said...