RI Department of Labor and Training

News Releases

Maintained by Marketing and Public Relations Unit
Laura Hart, Communications Manager


Unemployment Rate Drops to 12.9 Percent November 20, 2009
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Extended November 6, 2009
Unemployment Rate Rises to 13.0 Percent October 16, 2009
64 Training Programs added under Federal Free Tuition Program October 8, 2009
Department of Labor and Training informs Unemployment and Temporary Disability Customers about Distribution of Bogus Text Messages October 7, 2009
Department of Labor and Training requests $90 million for Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund September 30, 2009
Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.8 Percent September 18, 2009
Advisory for Unemployment Insurance Customers September 2, 2009
Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.7 Percent August 21, 2009
Online Filing Available for Extended Benefits Programs July 23, 2009
Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.4 Percent July 17, 2009
Department of Labor and Training requests $40 million for Unemployment
Insurance Trust Fund
July 3, 2009
Rhode Island eligible for $3.6 million in additional Trade Adjustment
Assistance Act funding
July 3, 2009

Department of Labor & Training Hiring 19 New Positions Funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act

Governor's release
June 24, 2009
Free Training Available Online through netWORKri June 22, 2009
Unemployment Rate Rises to 12.1 Percent June 19, 2009

New Maximum Benefit Rates

June 15, 2009

Governor Carcieri Announces Recipients of Youth Workforce Training Grants Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Governor's release
June 1, 2009

Unemployment Rate Climbs to 11.1 Percent

May 22, 2009

Governor Carcieri Announces State Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits for 2,600 Rhode Islanders as Part of Recovery Act

Governor's release
May 12, 2009

Governor Carcieri Announces $17.2 Million in Workforce Training Grants Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Governor's release
March 30, 2009

Governor Officially Certifies Participation in American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 at Signing Ceremony

Governor's release
Feb. 26, 2009

State Extended Benefits program to change weekly certification procedure

April 27, 2009

Unemployment Rate Remains at 10.5 Percent

April 17, 2009

Pawtucket netWORKri has new phone number

April 1, 2009

Unemployment Rate Climbs to 10.5 percent

March 20, 2009

Labor and Training to Launch Combined ESL and Occupational Training Programs

March 19, 2009
SPECIAL DOT RELEASE : RIDOT Posting 89 Jobs Tomorrow March 19, 2009
Workers' Compensation Web Site Available in Spanish March 13, 2009
RI Unemployment Insurance to borrow from Federal Government March 6, 2009
Unemployment Rate Climbs to 10.3 percent March 3, 2009
Unemployment Rate Climbs to 10.0 percent January 23, 2009
 


State Seal
RI Department of Labor and Training
Center General Complex
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
Sandra M. Powell, Director
Phone: (401) 462-8000
TDD: (401) 462-8006
General questions/comments: mmadonna@dlt.ri.gov
 Technical (web) comments: brutherford@dlt.ri.gov
11/20/09 MDF