PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rhode Island has paid out more than $2 billion in unemployment benefits during the pandemic, representing a costly problem state officials hope to address in part with more ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate and number of jobs added slightly increased last month, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training (DLT). DLT data showed the state ...

“I think now companies can afford to be much more targeted on their hires,” said Eric Merlis, managing director and co-head of global markets at Citizens Bank PROVIDENCE — Job openings in Rhode Island ...

The Diocese of Providence has hired state police Lt. Col. Robert Creamer as its new Director of Compliance. Creamer will be ...

When it comes to the economy, the Ocean State is still deep under water. Then there’s Rhode Island. The state’s unemployment rate was 8.2 percent in May, making it the last state still above the 8 ...

The state's unemployment rate stayed at 3% in May, with labor force participation below pre-pandemic levels. The R.I. Department of Labor and Training released its monthly employment report on ...

PROVIDENCE — Lynnette Rivera stands in a circle with other Amazon delivery drivers. It's 10:15 in the morning, and the wind is blowing through the Rhode Island Community Food Bank parking lot. The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- New statistics show that Rhode Island job growth in the fourth quarter of 2013 was better than originally estimated. The state Department of Labor and Training said Thursday ...