Workforce

Economic Indicators
May 25
Guest Column:
Edward M. Mazze and Edinaldo Tebaldi

R.I. lags but focus on manufacturing would help a lot

Rhode Island remains behind other states in New England when looking at major economic indicators such as growth of the gross state product and the unemployment rate. However, the state economy is slowly regaining momentum.
Food Service
May 24

R.I. expected to increase restaurant jobs by 15.6% in summer

Rhode Island is expected to increase the number of restaurant jobs this summer by 15.6 percent, the fourth-highest projected rate of increase in the United States, according to National Restaurant Association projections.
Economic Indicators
May 23
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Jobless claims in U.S. dropped more than forecast last week

Fewer Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market is sustaining recent gains.
Health Care
May 18

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer

It’s more than a job for nursing assts.

When she was one of 15 bank employees laid off from her job processing transactions on customer accounts, 52-year-old Margarita Feliciano decided to go back to the work she enjoyed when she was in her 20s – taking care of patients in their homes.
Construction
May 17

R.I. sees 3rd-highest construction job contraction in April

During the past year, construction employment in Rhode Island fell nearly 9 percent, or 1,400 jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Economic Indicators
May 17

Even with jobless rate drop, R.I. stays No. 6 in U.S. at 8.8%

Despite the three-tenths of a percentage point decline in its unemployment rate in April, to 8.8 percent, Rhode Island still has the sixth-highest jobless rate in the nation, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workforce
May 16

Jobless rate drops to 8.8% in April, as workforce contracts more

Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent in April, the 10th consecutive monthly drop in the jobless rate and the lowest it has been since October 2008, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
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