Tag: Unemployment
R.I. unemployment declines to 3.6% in May
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to fall last month, hitting 3.6%, according to the R.I. Department of Labor Thursday.
The number...
NEBHE report: Income data shows college education remains great value
PROVIDENCE – Yes, a college education has gotten expensive, but a new report from the New England Board of Higher Education says the costs...
Providence metro unemployment rate was 3.1% in April
PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 3.1% in April, a 0.8 percentage point decline year over year,...
U.S. jobless claims hit five-week low amid tight labor market
NEW YORK – Filings for United States unemployment benefits unexpectedly dipped to a five-week low, offering a fresh sign the job market remains historically...
BLS: R.I. has second-highest unemployment in N.E. in April
PROVIDENCE – Despite being a hair over the national rate, the seasonally adjusted 3.7% unemployment rate in Rhode Island in April was the second-highest...
R.I. unemployment second highest in New England in March
PROVIDENCE – Seasonally adjusted Rhode Island unemployment declined to 3.8% in March, while the number of employed Rhode Islanders, the unemployed and the civilian...
Unemployment ticks down in March, along with jobs
PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island was 3.8% in March, a 0.4 percentage-point decline year over year and level with the...
Providence metro unemployment rate 4.3% in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – The unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area in February was 4.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, a 0.8 percentage-point decline year...
Despite decline, R.I. has highest unemployment rate in region in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the highest unemployment rate in New England in February at 3.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
R.I. joblessness falls to 3.9% in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in February fell to 3.9 percent, a 0.4 percentage-point decline year over year, according to the...


















