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October Unemployment Rate Rose to 2.7 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 700 from September

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. ...

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September Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.6 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Rose by 1,400 from August

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. ...

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August Unemployment Rate Drops to 2.7 Percent; Rhode Island-Based Jobs Fell by 100 from July

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. ...

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