Tag: Unemployment
Steady jobs top higher paychecks
One of the anomalies of the current U.S. economy is that workers seem more satisfied with it than economists are. It comes down to...
U.S. jobless claims fall to 12-week low amid tight labor market
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since September, returning to hover near an almost five-decade...
Providence metro unemployment declines to 3.1% in Oct.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.1 percent in October, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.9 percentage point decline year over...
People with disabilities eager to work
With more than 6 million unfilled positions and companies reporting they are challenged to find skilled workers, job training and continuing education is more...
Steady unemployment declines continue into Oct.
PROVIDENCE – In its sixth month of either 0.2 or 0.1 percentage point dips, the Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued its decline...
Unemployment in Providence metro falls 0.5 percentage points in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in both the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area and in Rhode Island declined 0.5 percentage points year over year to 3.5 percent...
R.I. has second-highest unemployment in N.E. in Sept.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s 3.9 percent unemployment in September was the second-highest in New England, ahead of Connecticut’s 4.2 percent, and 0.2 percentage points...
Slow, steady decline in unemployment stretches into September
PROVIDENCE – Continuing its slow and steady decline, the Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 3.9 percent in September,...
U.S. payrolls and wages cool while jobless rate hits 48-year low
NEW YORK - United States hiring cooled in September by more than forecast, wage gains eased slightly and the jobless rate fell to a 48-year...
Providence metro unemployment 3.9% in Aug.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area declined 0.5 percentage points year over year to 3.9 percent in August on a non-seasonally...
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