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Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.8 percent in April -The RI Dept. of Labor and Training announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April 2013 dropped to 8.8 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the March 2013 rate and 1.8 percentage points from the April 2012 rate. Read more

 May 16, 2013
Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.1 percent in March -The RI Dept. of Labor and Training announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March 2013 dropped to 9.1 percent, down three-tenths of a percentage point from the February 2013 rate and one and a half percentage points from the March 2012 rate. Read more

 April 18, 2013
Fourth quarter estimates show private sector growth - A Dept. of Labor and Training analysis of tax data from 32,000 businesses now estimates the number of Rhode Island-based jobs in December to be 466,800—1,200 more jobs than were originally estimated. Read more

 April 11, 2013
Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) cut 12.2 percent due to sequestration - The RI Dept. of Labor and Training announced today that beginning April 21, 2013, weekly benefits for the Federal EUC program will be reduced by 12.2 percent, due to federal sequestration. Read more

 April 2, 2013
Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.4 percent in February - The RI Dept. of Labor and Training announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February 2013 dropped to 9.4 percent. Read more

 March 21, 2013
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