“I just didn’t think it would take this long,” one veteran head of diversity, who’s been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR.
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Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March
U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.
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Skyrocketing RI Unemployment Claims Due To Coronavirus Are Unprecedented In Recent History
Mounting unemployment claims in Rhode Island are unprecedented in recent history, representing an additional cost that will complicate the state’s effort to eventually recover from the economic fallout of the coronavirus. More than 6,000 people have filed for unemployment for each of the three first days of this work week, with the high (8,408) coming […]
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Amid Efforts To Help Business, Raimondo Cites Concern On RI’s Unemployment Fund
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced Tuesday the availability of low-interest federal loans for companies affected by the coronavirus, while also citing concern about the economic impact of the crisis on the state.
