Disaster Unemployment Assistance Made Available to Eligible Individuals Impacted by the 01/09/24 – 01/13/24 Severe Storm in Rhode Island Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Kent, Providence, and Washington Counties – Today, Governor McKee announces a second notice that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will facilitate the payment ... Read article
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Made Available to Eligible Individuals Impacted by the 12/17/23 – 12/19/23 Severe Storm in Rhode Island Wednesday, May 01, 2024 Kent, Providence, and Washington Counties – Today, Governor McKee announces that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training will facilitate the payment of Disaster Une ... Read article
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 1,500 from February; March Unemployment Rate Rose to 4.0 Percent Thursday, April 18, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses added 1,500 jobs in March as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 4.0 percent. ... Read article
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 200 from January; February Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9 Percent Thursday, March 21, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses lost 200 jobs in February as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent. ... Read article
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Grew by 2,200 from December; January Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.6 Percent Thursday, March 07, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses added 2,200 jobs in January as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent. ... Read article
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Made Available to Eligible Individuals Impacted by the 9/10/23 – 9/13/23 Severe Storm in Rhode Island Thursday, February 22, 2024 Providence County – Today, Governor McKee announces that the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Traini ... Read article
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Grew by 1,800 from November; December Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.2 Percent Thursday, January 18, 2024 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses added 1,800 jobs in December as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 3.2 percent. ... Read article
RIDLT Releases Solicitation for additional Community Engagement Partners in Year Two Wednesday, January 17, 2024 In April 2023, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training’s (RIDLT) Office of Community Engagement launched a new Community Engagement Partners initiative to better serve all Rho ... Read article
Rhode Island-Based Jobs Grew by 1,900 from October; November Unemployment Rate Rose to 2.9 Percent Thursday, December 21, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses added 1,900 jobs in November as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 2.9 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 1,000 from November 2022, and the unemployment rate was down four-tenths of a percentage point. Through November, Rhode Island has recovered 97,900 or 90.4 percent of the 108,300 jobs lost during the Covid-19 shutdown. ... Read article
2024 Tax Rates for Unemployment Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance Thursday, December 14, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Today, the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) announced the 2024 tax rates for the unemployment insurance (UI) and temporary disability insurance (TDI) programs. ... Read article