PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Today’s report reinforces the need to remain tirelessly focused on building a strong and innovative 21st century economy by investing in the skills of our people and the competitiveness of our employers. Just yesterday, we […]readmore
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ROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on Rhode Island’s latest jobs and unemployment data: «Eleven hundred more Rhode Islanders are employed this month than last month, and more Rhode Islanders are working today than at any point since June 2008. We need to keep doing more, but this is […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today released the following statement on the announcement of the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate. «We have made progress. The unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since August 2007 and we added 300 jobs since last month. But there is much more work to do – we need […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement on the announcement of the state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate. «Rhode Island’s economy is on better footing than it was a year ago. In the past year, Rhode Islanders have driven down the unemployment rate 1.7 percentage points — from 6.8% to 5.1% — and […]readmore