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 up and told him that because of heavy call volume, he should try back another time....
Rhode Island Struggles With Highest Unemployment
By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press
Tue, 02/12/2013 - 1:06pm
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