Rhode Island unemployment

Jobless in RI can now get benefits up to 99 weeks

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009

Unemployed Rhode Islanders can now collect jobless benefits for up to 99 weeks. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law that gives 14 more weeks of benefits to the unemployed, and an additional 20 weeks of benefits to people out of work in high-unemployment states like Rhode Island.

• Jobless in RI can now get benefits up to 99 weeks - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Economist: Rhode Island unemployment to peak near 14 percent

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The unemployment rate in Rhode Island will continue climbing and peak at 13.8 percent next year even as layoffs taper off, an economist told state budget...

• Economist: RI unemployment to peak near 14 percent - Seattle Times
• Economist: RI unemployment to peak near 14 percent - San Fransisco Chronicle
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Economist: RI unemployment to peak near 14 percent

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

An economist warns the unemployment rate in Rhode Island will keep growing before peaking at 13.8 percent next year.

Today in history: Inmate escapes from ACI

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

By Thomas J. Morgan On the local front: A year ago today: Rhode Island's unemployment rate of 8.8 percent in September ranked highest in the country, nudging ahead of Michigan's, according to a federal report released today. Rhode Island has often recorded jobless levels near the top, but this marks the first time that it has ranked highest in the country since comparable data started being compiled...

At 12.7%, poverty in R.I. is now highest in region

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009

By Paul Edward Parker More than 3 percent of Rhode Island's population -- some 33,000 men, women and children -- fell into poverty in 2008 as the recession tightened its grip on the Ocean State, according to recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau . From 2007 to 2008, Rhode Island displaced Massachusetts as the New England state with the highest poverty rate. The state also leap-frogged past Maine...

Rhode Island now has 3rd-highest jobless rate in U.S.

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

By Alex Kuffner First the good news: Rhode Island no longer has the second-highest jobless rate in the nation. Now the bad: It only dropped one place to third. Nevada leapfrogged Rhode Island with an unemployment rate of 13.2 percent in August, up from 12.5 percent in July, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Over the same period, Rhode Island's rate edged up only...

RI unemployment rate rises to 12.8 pct in August

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 09/18/2009

Rhode Island's unemployment rate has risen to 12.8 percent, keeping it among the states with the worst unemployment in the nation.

Rhode Island jobless rate still second-worst in country

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 08/21/2009

By Alex Kuffner Rhode Island retains the dubious distinction of having the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation, according to federal labor statistics for July. Rhode Island still ranks behind Michigan with its rate of 15 percent, by far the worst in the country. But while the percentage of jobless workers in Michigan fell slightly from 15.2 percent in June, Rhode Island's rate went in the...

Some indications RI economy may be nearing bottom

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009

Rhode Island's unemployment rate stood at 12.4 percent in June, second highest in the country behind Michigan. Economists say that number is probably 25 percent or more if you include people who have given up looking or are settling for part-time work.

RI unemployment second in U.S., worst in New England

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 07/20/2009

By Alan Rosenberg By Andy Smith Journal Staff Writer Rhode Island's soaring unemployment rate is the second worst in the country, behind only Michigan, and by far the highest among the six New England states. Rhode Island's unemployment rate for June was 12.4 percent, second to Michigan's 15.2 percent. The next highest unemployment rate in the region belongs to Massachusetts, which saw its jobless...

R.I. jobless rate tied for third highest in nation

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/22/2009

Rhode island's unemployment rate of 12.1 percent for May puts the state in a tie for the third highest rate in the country. Highest is Michigan, at 14.1 percent, followed by Oregon at 12.4 percent, then Rhode Island and South Carolina, both at 12.1 percent. Among the six New England states, Rhode Island's unemployment rate tops the list by a wide margin. The next highest state is Maine, at 8.3 percent,...

Jobless rate reaches 8.2 percent in Massachusetts

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009

BOSTON (AP) -- The unemployment rate in Massachusetts climbed to 8.2 percent in May even as the state added 4,900 jobs - the first increase in jobs in a year. Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, the unemployment rate surpassed 12 percent in May, Governor Carcieri said this morning at the annual meeting of the Governor's Workforce Board. In Massachusetts, the biggest jobs increase came in the professional,...

• Mass. unemployment rate up to 8.2 percent in May - Boston Globe

Carcieri: RI unemployment surpasses 12 percent

Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009

By Barbara Polichetti Journal Staff Writer Governor Carcieri told 200 people this morning at the annual meeting of the Governor's Workforce Board that the state's jobless rate for May rose above 12 percent from 11.1 percent in April. "We are going to report tomorrow that the unemployment rate is going over 12 percent," Carcieri told the crowd gathered at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet in Cranston....

High Taxes, High Unionization or Both

House of Eratosthenes (Free subscription) | 04/24/2009

Volokh Conspiracy: The six states with the highest unemployment rates are: • 12.6% Michigan • 12.1% Oregon • 11.4% South Carolina • 11.2% California • 10.8% North Carolina • 10.5% Rhode Island The six states with the lowest unemployment rates are: • 5.2% Iowa • 5.2% Utah • 4.9% South Dakota • 4.6% Nebraska • 4.5% Wyoming • 4.2% North Dakota...

Not So Steady

Anchor Rising (Free subscription) | 04/20/2009

This interesting consideration was to be found after the page 7 continuation of a recent story on Rhode Island's steady unemployment figure: No industries in Rhode Island reported job growth in March. And while the unemployment rate held steady, the...