PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 4.3% in May, up from 3.7% in April and 2.7% in May 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in May was 3.7%, up from 3.4% a year earlier. The BLS said
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