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THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING said Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent in February. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. jobless rate falls again in Feb. to 4.5%, below national...

Capital Goods 03/23/2017

PROVIDENCE - Falling to a level not seen since May 2001, Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in February, the R.I....

THE R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Rhode Island's unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in January. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

DOT: R.I. jobless rate dips in January to 4.7%, lower than...

Capital Goods 03/09/2017

(Updated, 4:10 p.m.)</font size> PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in Rhode Island fell to 4.7 percent in January, a decrease of 0.2 percentage points...

THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate slipped to 5.5 percent in October, compared with September's 5.6 percent, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. jobless rate drops slightly in October, down to 5.5%

Workplace 11/17/2016

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent in October, representing a 0.1 percentage point decline from both the prior...

RHODE ISLAND'S unemployment rate rose slightly in August to 5.6 percent from July's 5.5 percent, the state Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. unemployment rate has slight uptick in August

Capital Goods 09/15/2016

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in August, up one-tenth of one percentage point from July and down two-tenths...

THREE INDUSTRY SECTORS stood out for making year-over-year job gains in July - Accommodation & Food Services, Manufacturing, and Professional & Business Services - gaining 5,200 jobs in the 12-month period, even as the state as a whole added 5,000 jobs. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

R.I. gains 5K jobs over year, highest state total since Aug....

Economic Activity 08/18/2016

PROVIDENCE – The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate for July 2016 in Rhode Island was 5.5 percent, unchanged from June 2016 and four-tenths of a percentage...

THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE fell to 5.5 percent in June from 6 percent in June 2015, but was slightly higher than May's jobless rate of 5.4 percent, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING

June unemployment rate creeps up from May, but reflects drop over...

Capital Goods 07/21/2016

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June was 5.5 percent, an increase of one-tenth of a percentage point from May, according...