Posted on August 31, 2009
Those with healthcare jobs in Rhode Island may be affected by the information released in a new report. The Rhode Island Department of Health recently released The Health of Rhode Island’s Hospitals, a report that details the financial performance of the state’s 13 hospitals from 2005 to 2008. The report found that even though Rhode […]
Posted on August 24, 2009
More RI government jobs have been lost than government jobs in any other state. A recent report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government found that state and local government jobs in Rhode Island decreased by 3.5 percent from June 2008 to June of this year. This is the highest rate of government job […]
Posted on August 20, 2009
Several Rhode Island jobs will soon be saved as two state shipyards receive federal funding. Visit https://rijobs.com to learn more. Two Rhode Island shipyards will receive $2.6 million in federal funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help create and preserve jobs for ship builders. Blount Boats, Inc. of Warren and Senesco Marine […]
Posted on August 12, 2009
One large telecommunications company is planning to eliminate several tech jobs in Rhode Island. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union Local 2323, which represents Verizon Communications‘ Rhode Island employees, recently announced that the company plans to layoff all of its 291 splice-service technicians who have been hired in Rhode Island and Massachusetts since August […]
Posted on August 5, 2009
One company is helping to create more manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island. CrimzonRose, a jewelry manufacturing company based in North Providence, recently announced that it plans to hire 60 workers for jobs in the state. The creation of the additional jobs are possible because CrimzonRose recently acquired Erica Lyons Inc., a company based in Florida. […]
Posted on July 28, 2009
The State of Rhode Island is among those that are not seeing any relief from the current economic recession, with the state continuing to lose more jobs and Rhode Island unemployment continuing to increase. During June, Rhode Island saw its unemployment rate increase from 12.1 percent to 12.4 percent, which is higher than the national […]
Posted on July 20, 2009
Two large corporations are planning to add more jobs in Rhode Island. Click here to learn more. This is welcome news to all the job seekers in Rhode Island. During June, the state saw its unemployment rate increase from 12.1 percent to 12.4 percent, which is higher than the national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. […]
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 […]
