Unemployment rate in Providence metro area drops to 4.3% in December

PBN Staff

02/05/2025

THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in December, a decrease from 4.4% in November and up from 3.5% in December 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in December was 3.8%, up from 3.5% a

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