Unemployment rate in Providence metro dips to 3.7% in April

THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.7% in April, down from 4.3% in March but up from 2.5% in April 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.7% in April, down from 4.3% in March but up from 2.5% in April 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday.  Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in April was 3.5%, up from 3.1% a year earlier. The

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