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RI unemployment at a near three-year low — but only because the workforce keeps shrinking

Published Oct 28, 2026, 7:03 AM

Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in the third quarter, its lowest level in nearly three years, but the improvement came from people leaving the workforce rather than from more Rhode Islanders finding jobs, according to a quarterly briefing released Wednesday. The briefing comes from Bryant University’s Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies […] The post RI unemployment at a…

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