Tag: Workforce
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,...
Report: Clinical laboratories sector has $191.3M direct economic impact in 2018
PROVIDENCE – The clinical laboratories sector had a $191.3 million direct economic impact in Rhode Island in 2018, according to a new report from...
Government, nonprofits, companies help veterans surmount employment hurdles
When Elexious Dasilva was discharged from the U.S. Army last November after serving for two years, she knew she needed to find a job...
Lincoln Public Housing Authority to receive $239K from HUD
LINCOLN – The Lincoln Public Housing Authority will receive $239,250 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to hire or retain service...
Why I (still) work here
Every month, my organization picks one of our 26,000 outstanding or just plain interesting employees to profile in our internal newsletter. I took pride...
America’s got talent, not just in the Ivies
It’s a powerful myth that our college admissions process has superhuman predictive powers. If you make the cut, you’re the talented 1 percent; miss...
Persistence, determination pave the road to success
Brett Green | Mahr Inc. CEO and president
More than 20 years ago, my father came across a quotation.
A framed copy sits proudly in my...
R.I. unemployment dips in Jan., employment up 2.4K on year
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined 0.4 percentage points year over year to 4 percent in January, according to the...
Employment in Providence County increased 0.7% in 2018 Q3
PROVIDENCE - Employment in Providence County increased 0.7 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2018 to 290,300 jobs, according to the...
By creating a path to success, workforce issues can be solved
Renaud Megard | NFI LLC president and CEO
Throughout my career in various industries, the biggest challenges I have faced have come from finding the...
