PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — While many states are well on the way to recovery 2½ years after the end of the Great Recession, financially ailing Rhode Island stands apart. And it inadvertently made things ...

The increase in people looking for jobs is a positive sign for the labor market, even if it’s contributing to a jump in the unemployment rate, said Leonard Lardaro, a URI economics professor ...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s unemployment rate rose again last quarter, as the state’s economy showed “concerning trends” across key indicators, according to a new briefing released Wednesday by the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.7 percent in July, down two-tenths of a percentage point from June, when it was tied with Mississippi as having the highest ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Mark Simmons began dialing Rhode Island’s unemployment call center at 8 a.m. on a recent Monday. He got a busy signal. He tried 67 more times before the automated system picked ...