Tag: Unemployment
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...
R.I. has 2nd-highest N.E. joblessness in Aug., but largest Y/Y decline
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted 4 percent unemployment rate in August was the second highest in New England, ahead of Connecticut’s 4.3 percent, according...
R.I. unemployment continues to decline in Aug., hits 4%
PROVIDENCE – After falling 0.1 percentage points month-to-month in August, the Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rested at 4.0 percent, per a report...
U.S. jobless claims fall for third straight week to 48-year low
NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell for a third straight week to a new 48-year low, indicating a tight job...
U.S. payrolls rise 201K while wage gains accelerate to 2.9%
NEW YORK - United States job gains rebounded by more than forecast in August and wages unexpectedly registered their biggest advance of the expansion,...
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