CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate and number of jobs added slightly increased last month, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT). DLT data showed the state ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island saw a slight increase in both its unemployment rate and jobs added during August, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT). Last month’s job ...

The increase in people looking for jobs is a positive sign for the labor market, even if it’s contributing to a jump in the unemployment rate, said Leonard Lardaro, a URI economics professor ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate ticked up last month, along with the number of jobs added, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT). DLT data showed the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate in December was again the worst in the nation. Bill Gates pledges 99% of his fortune to Gates Foundation FCC chairman suggests 'massive ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Mark Simmons began dialing Rhode Island’s unemployment call center at 8 a.m. on a recent Monday. He got a busy signal. He tried 67 more times before the automated system picked ...

The old adage “numbers never lie” is true. Numbers can’t lie, but the people who use them can and very often do. Such is the case with the unemployment rate in Rhode Island. When a falling ...