Press Releases | RI Department of Labor & Training

May Unemployment Rate Falls to 2.9 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Increase by 900 from April

Thursday, June 16, 2022

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Increase by 2,400 from March; April Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.2 Percent

Thursday, May 19, 2022

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in April, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Increased by 400 from February; March Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.4 Percent

Thursday, April 14, 2022

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in March, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 3,200 from January; February Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.9 Percent

Thursday, March 24, 2022

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in February, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 1,300 from December; January Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.2 Percent

Thursday, March 10, 2022

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in January, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 2,600 from November; December Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.8 Percent

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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Department of Labor and Training Announces Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates for 2022

Monday, December 20, 2021

CRANSTON, R.I. – The Department of Labor and Training (DLT) today announced that tax rates for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program will remain at Schedule H in 2022.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 2,300 from October; November Unemployment Rate Decreases to 5.1 Percent

Thursday, December 16, 2021

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in November, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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Department of Labor and Training to Launch New Unemployment Insurance Platform

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

CRANSTON, R.I. - The Department of Labor and Training (DLT) today announced that it will begin rolling out a new unemployment insurance platform, UI Online.

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Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 2,100 from September; October Unemployment Rate Increases to 5.4 Percent

Thursday, November 18, 2021

CRANSTON, R.I. - The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in October, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.

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