Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 3.5% in December

THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.5% in December. That’s up from 3.2% in November and 2.7% in December 2022. /PBN FILE PHOTO/PAM BHATIA

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 3.5% in December. That’s up from 3.2% in November and 2.7% in December 2022  Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in December was 3.5%, up from 3.3% a year earlier. The BLS said that unemployment rates were higher in November

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