PROVIDENCE, RI — March 5, 2026 — Ascendium Education Group has awarded $2,455,100 to Polaris MEP to expand equitable career pathways into advanced manufacturing for justice-impacted and underserved ...

America’s strength has always been its private sector. Empowering it can save us from A.I.’s worst effects on jobs.

Explore how paid family and medical leave policies vary across U.S. states, including coverage details and implementation schedules.

The Department of Labor is launching an investigation into California’s Employment Development Department based on allegations that billions of dollars in unemployment benefits were fraudulently ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly $1 billion of COVID-19-era unemployment benefits is sitting unused and ripe for fraud, the Labor Department’s official watchdog has warned. The department’s Office of Inspector ...

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits at the end of January rose to a two-month high and a slew of large companies such as Amazon announced major layoffs, but it’s probably not a ...

The U.S. labor market appeared to pick up in January, with the economy adding 130,000 total nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The ...

On Jan. 29, the University announced it awarded $1.5 million each in grants to the Community College of Rhode Island and Building Futures — an apprenticeship program that supports low-income workers ...

The report, scheduled for Friday, would have provided data on job growth, unemployment and wages in January. By Ben Casselman Another government shutdown, another delay in key economic data. The ...

Massachusetts and Rhode Island lawmakers were busy throughout 2025 enacting labor and employment-related legislation. Understanding these critical legal updates is essential for employers seeking to ...

As part of a pledge to contribute $50 million over 10 years to local workforce development initiatives, Brown has awarded two $1.5 million anchor grants and launched an open call for letters of ...

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