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More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting the difficulty the government has adjusting the figures around the Easter holiday and spring break at schools.
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Due to the effects of federal sequestration, weekly benefits for the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation program will be reduced by 12.2 percent starting April 21, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training announced Tuesday.
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The R.I. Marine Trades Association has outlined its plans for the $142,788 grant it received from the Governor’s Workforce Board earlier this month.
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By PBN Staff
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The unemployment rate for New England fell 0.2 percentage points year over year in February to 7 percent, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday.
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By PBN Staff
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The unemployment rate for the New England area fell 0.6 percent points to 7.2 percent in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Tuesday.
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By PBN Staff
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James McDonough has been tapped to serve as president and CEO of Randolph Savings Bank, succeeding the retiring Jack Doyle, Chairman of the Board Richard Pierce announced Monday.
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Unemployment rates fell year over year in January in 227 of the United States’ 372 metropolitan areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro, according to the latest non-seasonally adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent for February, as the number of employed Rhode Island residents rose by 1,300 from January, representing a fairly good-news month for the state as it still struggles to recover from the economic downturn, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.
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Providence-based GreenBytes Inc. has named Chris Maher as chief operating officer to lead “ongoing market expansion,” the computer hardware and software pioneer announced Thursday.
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Nearly $2 million worth of Innovative Partnership grants have been awarded by the Governor’s Workforce Board RI, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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