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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 200 in November as the state’s November unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point from September 2025 to 4.3 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 500 from November 2024, and the unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point. Due to the Federal Government shutdown, no labor force estimates were produced for October 2025. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Today, the Department of Labor and Training (DLT) announced the 2026 tax rates for the unemployment insurance (UI) and temporary disability insurance (TDI) programs. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 400 in September as the state’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.5 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 2,700 from September 2024, and the unemployment rate was unchanged. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 500 in August as the state’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 1,700 from August 2024, and the unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 500 in July as the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.8 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 2,200 from July 2024, and the unemployment rate was up four-tenths of a percentage point. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses fell by 2,400 in June as the state’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.8 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 400 from June 2024, and the unemployment rate was up four-tenths of a percentage point. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 1,100 in May as the state’s unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 4,800 from May 2024, and the unemployment rate was up six-tenths of a percentage point. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. - Today, the Department of Labor and Training announced the new maximum weekly benefit amounts for the two major income support programs it runs for Rhode Island Workers and employers - Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI).  ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 300 in April as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 4.9 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 4,300 from April 2024, and the unemployment rate was up seven-tenths of a percentage point. ...

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CRANSTON, R.I. – Jobs at Rhode Island businesses rose by 400 in March as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 4.8 percent. Over the year, jobs were up 3,700 from March 2024, and the unemployment rate was up seven-tenths of a percentage point. ...

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