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Rhode Island / Electric Boat to add 600 jobs
The president of General Dynamics subsidiary Electric Boat says the company intends to hire 600 more workers at its Quonset Point shipyard in Rhode Island during the next three years. According to The Providence Journal , Electric Boat President Kevin Poitras told public officials in Warwick yesterday that the company plans to add up to … Continue reading
The Day After Sandy Hook / Funding cuts force layoffs at nonviolence institute
An organization that advocates and teaches nonviolence practices in Rhode Island schools and prisons has been forced to lay off staff, its executive director said Monday. Teny Gross of the Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence said losses in federal and state funding have forced the institute to lay off about one-third of … Continue reading
Sandy – Rhode Island: UI waiting-period waivers available for Huricane-related layoffs
Governor Lincoln D. Chafee has issued a statement announcing that Rhode Island workers unemployed due to the effects of the Hurricane Sandy may be able to waive their 1 week waiting period for benefits. For a Limited Time receive a FREE HR Report “Top 10 Best Practices in HR Management.” This comprehensive special report will … Continue reading
States with the Longest Stretches of Unemployment
In the annals of states with long stretches of high unemployment, Nevada seems destined to become the poster child for the Great Recession and foreclosure crisis. The state has an 11.9% unemployment rate — a half a percentage point higher than runner up Rhode Island. Nevada has led the nation in unemployment for 27 months, … Continue reading
Unemployment Rate | Decline in 30 states
This graph shows the current unemploymentrate for each state (red), and the max during the recession (blue). Every state has some blue – indicating no state is currently at the maximum during the recession. The states are ranked by the highest current unemployment rate. Only three states still have double digit unemployment rates: Nevada, Rhode … Continue reading
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