Posted on July 13, 2009
The goal of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was to create jobs throughout the country. So how has it fared as far as creating jobs in Rhode Island? Not good, according to an article by The Providence Journal. It seems as though most of the $155 million Rhode Island received has been used to […]
Posted on July 7, 2009
One well-known investment company is helping to create finance jobs in Rhode Island. Fidelity Investments has announced its plan to move 500 jobs from other locations to the company’s Smithfield location. The company currently employs about 2,300 workers in Smithfield. The new jobs are expected to pay from $50,000 to $60,000 per year. The Smithfield […]
Posted on June 29, 2009
Rhode Island green jobs are growing faster than others throughout the state. The Pew Charitable Trusts recently released The Clean Energy Economy: Repowering Jobs, Businesses and Investments Across America, a study that found jobs in Rhode Island‘s renewable-energy industry grew at a slightly higher rate than overall jobs from 1998 to 2007. The study found […]
Posted on June 23, 2009
Good news is around the corner for those without a job in Rhode Island. The maximum amount of money that the State of Rhode Island allows people to collect in unemployment benefits each week is about to increase, according to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. It was recently announced that the maximum […]
Posted on June 16, 2009
It could take more than half a decade for Providence jobs to recover to a pre-recession level. A new report from IHS Global Insight predicts that unemployment in the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area will not return to its pre-recession rate until after 2014. The report also predicts that Rhode Island‘s annual rate of job growth will […]
Posted on June 10, 2009
New Rhode Island engineering jobs, as well as survey and construction jobs, will soon be created with a little help from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The State of Rhode Island recently announced that it will receive more than $2.3 million in federal stimulus money for flood protection projects in Cranston and West Warwick. […]
Posted on June 1, 2009
The state’s green-collar industry could help create several environmental jobs in R.I. Andrew Dzykewicz, commissioner of the state Office of Energy Resources, recently said that Rhode Island‘s wind-power industry could eventually create between 4,000 and 5,000 jobs, according to an article by The Providence Journal. Theres a prospect for a substantial number of jobs coming […]
Posted on May 26, 2009
The number of Rhode Island jobs lost during April were among the worst in the country. Rhode Island, Ohio and West Virginia saw the biggest increases in unemployment during April, according to an article by Bloomberg. Rhode Island had an unemployment rate of 11.1 percent, the highest since 1976, while Ohio’s unemployment rate came in […]
Posted on May 18, 2009
One Rhode Island department is recruiting and training people interested in future RI social work jobs. The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families is currently seeking candidates for its Pre-Service Training Academy, which prepares those interested in employment as juvenile program workers at the Rhode Island Training School for Youth. Juvenile program workers […]
Posted on May 12, 2009
More medical jobs in Rhode Island will be created, as 10 community healthcare centers throughout the state have received $4 million in federal stimulus money. The 10 community health centers in Rhode Island serve about 112,000 people. According to an article by The Providence Journal, eight of those meet standards to qualify for federal funds. […]
