NEW: Rhode Island Unemployment Remained at 8.9 Percent for June

NEW: Rhode Island Unemployment Remained at 8.9 Percent for June

The RI Department of Labor and Training announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2013 remained at 8.9 percent, unchanged from the May 2013 rate and down 1.7 percentage points from the June 2012 rate.

The U.S. unemployment rate was 7.6 percent in June 2013, unchanged from the previous month and down six-tenths of a percentage point over the year.

The number of unemployed RI residents—those residents classified as available for and actively seeking employment—was 49,500, down 100 from the previous month. Over the year, the number of unemployed dropped by 9,700. 

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The number of employed RI residents dropped 300 over the month, decreasing to 509,000 in June. Over the year, the number of employed RI residents increased 8,300 from June 2012.