Posted on August 31, 2011
Rhode Island jobs took a dip this summer, according to a new report from an outplacement firm. But overall American jobs are better from last year. Challenger, Gray, and & Christmas, the outplacement firm, said that United States-based employers announced plans to trim 51,114 workers from the payrolls in August, a 23- percent decline from […]
Posted on August 26, 2011
A hospital this week announced it is cutting a slew if Rhode Island healthcare jobs. Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket announced it is laying off several people and closing an outpatient center. The layoffs will affect various departments in the system. In Johnson the center has a respiratory therapy service that will be shuttered.
Posted on August 21, 2011
After Bank of America, the giant of banking, said last week that it is cutting thousands of jobs, many wondered if the cuts would affect Rhode Island banking jobs. The bank plans on cutting almost 10,000 jobs within the next year on top of the 3,500 cuts it just announced. But a spokesperson for the […]
Posted on August 14, 2011
A move from BNY Mellon has resulted in the loss of Rhode Island finance jobs. The company plans to move 250 jobs from Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Westborough this fall, and to add an additional 150 positions there. In addition, BNY said that it will cut about 1,500 positions or approximately 3% of its global […]
Posted on July 30, 2011
After Boston Scientific announced layoffs this week, some wondered if clerical jobs in Rhode Island would be affected. The company released its second quarter earnings call along with its new restructuring plan. Second quarter and other highlights include:
Posted on July 24, 2011
Electric Boat announced last week it is laying off 104 workers in Connecticut, but those numbers did not include Rhode Island manufacturing jobs. The layoffs will occur at the Groton shipyard. A spokesperson for the company said the layoffs were because of a decline in work for carpenters, machinists and pipefitter at the shipyard.
Posted on July 19, 2011
An established company announced this week that it is growing with a hire for engineering jobs in Rhode Island. As it continues to expand its operations throughout New England, A/E/P Maguire Group announces the hiring of George Delegas, AIA, as Principal Architect to take advantage of the firms experience in providing architectural and engineering services […]
Posted on July 10, 2011
Electric Boat said this week it will be hiring for hundreds of manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island. General Dynamics Electric Boat has been awarded a $12.5 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future undersea platforms. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Under […]
Posted on June 26, 2011
With its successful new product, one company is cleaning out the competition and overshadowing other sales jobs in Rhode Island. This is good news for area residents, as the state continues to be plagued by high Rhode Island unemployment. SRS has added a new milestone with the launch of one of its products named as […]
Posted on June 19, 2011
Following the most recent report from the BLS, Rhode Island unemployment has remained unchanged. While jobs in Rhode Island continue to be added, other companies are still terminating workers, which accounts for the stagnant unemployment rate. The jobless rate in Rhode Island is 10.9%, higher than the national average.
