Unemployment rate in Providence metro rises to 5.2% in July

PBN Staff

08/28/2024

THE UNADJUSTED unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in July, an increase from 4.4% in June and 2.8.% from July 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says. / PBN FILE PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

PROVIDENCE – The unadjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick metropolitan area was 5.2% in July, an increase from 4.4% in June and 2.8.% from July 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday. Unadjusted for seasonal employment patterns, the U.S. jobless rate in July was 4.5%, up from 3.8% a year earlier. The BLS

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