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
October Unemployment Rate Rose to 2.7 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 700 from September Thursday, November 16, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses lost 700 jobs in October as the state’s unemployment rate rose to 2.7 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 2,500 from October 2022 and the unemployment rate was down seven- tenths of a percentage point. Through October, Rhode Island has recovered 96,000 or 88.6 percent of the 108,300 jobs lost during the Covid-19 shutdown. ... Read article
September Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.6 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 1,400 from August Thursday, October 19, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses added 1,400 jobs in September as the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.6 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 3,500 from September 2022 and the unemployment rate was down eight-tenths of a percentage point. Through September, Rhode Island has recovered 96,600 or 89.2 percent of the 108,300 jobs lost during the Covid-19 shutdown. ... Read article
August Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.7 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 100 from July Thursday, September 14, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses lost 100 jobs in August as the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.7 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 6,900 from August 2022 and the unemployment rate was down seven- tenths of a percentage point. Through August, Rhode Island has recovered 94,400 or 87.2 percent of the 108,300 jobs lost during the Covid-19 shutdown. ... Read article
July Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.8 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 1,700 from June Thursday, August 17, 2023 CRANSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island businesses lost 1,700 jobs in July as the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent. Over the year, jobs were down 5,600 from July 2022 and the unemployment rate was down four- tenths of a percentage point. Through July, Rhode Island has recovered 94,600 or 87.3 percent of the 108,300 jobs lost during the Covid-19 shutdown. ... Read article