Rhode Island’s unemployment rate remained at 10.4 percent for November, unchanged from the October 2012 rate and down seventh-tenths of a percentage point from November 2011, according to a report released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. more

After 20 years with the zoo, Roger Williams Park Zoo Director Jack Mulvena has announced that he will be leaving the position effective Jan. 31, 2013. more

Theresa C. Murray, executive director of the R.I. Emergency Management Agency, is resigning, effective Feb. 15. more

More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, adding to concern the labor market is slackening. more

Superior Court Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter has issued a ruling that Providence’s pension settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” according to a statement released today by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras. more

Rhode Island has lost 7.42 percent of its jobs since 2007, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data analyzed by the Business Journals. more

Edward J. Cooney, senior vice president and treasurer of Nortek Inc., has died, the company announced Thursday. Cooney,65, had joined Nortek as vice president and treasurer in 2001 and was appointed senior vice president in 2011. more

Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness. more

The Rhode Island Black Business Association has announced the nominees for its 2012 awards, which honor excellence and celebrate businesses and individuals for their hard work and dedication to business, economic development and bettering their communities. more

Bob Kunz, corporate safety director at Dimeo Construction Co.’s Providence office, was recently named the 2012 Construction Safety Professional of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut. The award honors a leading individual from the commercial construction industry who has demonstrated skills, integrity and responsibility in his or her career. Kunz was presented the award during AGC’s eighth annual Industry Recognition Awards Dinner in October. He has been employed with Dimeo since 2007 and has worked as a safety professional since 1992. more