Tag: Workforce
Raimondo approach doing one thing Chafee’s didn’t: create jobs
One thing about former Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee – he’s consistent. Sort of like how he described himself during the presidential campaign, a “block...
Are New England wages reverting to the mean, thus growing jobs?
At least in terms of unemployment statistics, New England must be doing something right. By more than a full percentage point at the end...
Partnering to close workforce skills gap
At the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting, I voted in favor of raising the federal funds rate. The U.S. economy is getting stronger...
Growing business in R.I. is not an insurmountable task
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has made creating jobs in Rhode Island a centerpiece of her administration, and to that end has built or modified...
BLS: Providence metro unemployment rate drops in February to 5.1%
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment rates were lower in February than a year earlier in 274 of the nation's 388 metropolitan areas, including in the Providence-Warwick-Fall...
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