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Ocean State not as bad off as employment data suggest
When University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro began working as a forecaster for the New England Economic Partnership in 1991, he realized the Ocean State was not getting the kind of detailed economic analysis happening elsewhere. Seeing an opportunity to fill that gap, Lardaro developed his Current Conditions Index for Rhode Island that 11 years later is relied on to provide a barometer of the state’s economic health. more
Unemployment rate drops in Providence metro
Unemployment rates were lower in August in 325 of the nation’s 372 metropolitan areas, including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick metro area, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more
| 10/3/12
Revised Bay State data shows job growth in 2011
Due to an analysis of new Massachusetts payroll employment data, MassBenchmarks estimates that the Bay State saw job growth of 1.2 percent between December 2010 and December 2011, compared compared with the 0.3 percent growth originally reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. more
| 7/13/12
R.I. unemployment rate drops to 10.9%
The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 10.9 percent in June, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. more
R.I. lost highest percentage of construction jobs in U.S. in Dec.
Construction employment dropped 6.7 percent in Rhode Island from December 2011 to December 2012, the biggest loss in the United States and Washington, D.C., according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 1/18/13
Great strides with new program
A healthy employee is a happy employee. more
DLT holds workshops for contractors
The Professional Regulation Unit at the R.I. Department of Labor and Training is holding a free series of educational workshops for contractors in the construction industry starting on Monday. more
Report: R.I.’s public workers out-earn private sector
Rhode Island’s government workers collect higher compensation than their private-sector counterparts, according to a study compiled by the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity. more
| 11/29/12
R.I. jobless remains 2nd-highest in U.S.
Rhode Island’s 10.9 percent unemployment rates remains the second worst in the country, as the state saw the largest year-to-year percent decrease in employment in the United States, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Friday. more
| 7/20/12
DLT rehires 7 of laid off staff
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has rehired seven of the 51 unemployment insurance call center employees that it laid off at the end of July. more
| 8/17/12
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