PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.4 percent for October, but the state Department of Labor and Training reported Thursday that an “unprecedented decline” of jobs in the professional and business services sector contributed to the loss of 2,600 jobs in the state from September to October.
R.i. Unemployment Rate Down To 7.4 Percent, But State Lost 2,600 Jobs In October, Dlt Reports
Kate Bramson, The Providence Journal
Thu, 11/20/2014 - 12:15pm
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Topics: Rhode Island Providence County Providence
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