Unemployment rate in Providence metro jumps to 5.2% in February

THE UNADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in February, up from 4% in January and from 3.8% in February 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. PBN FILE PHOTO/PAM BHATIA

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in February, up from 4% in January and from 3.8% in February 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday.  Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in February was 4.2%, up from 3.9% a year earlier. The BLS

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