Rhode Island Unemployment Rate Hits 17%

In Rhode Island, the unemployment rate hit 17 percent at the end of April, as WJAR-TV Channel 10 in Providence reports. Unemployment shot up because of the coronavirus emergency, as businesses in the state were shut down and layoffs occurred. The state's unemployment rate in February was just 3.4 percent; it crept up to 4.7 percent in March.

In Rhode Island, the unemployment rate hit 17 percent at the end of April, as WJAR-TV Channel 10 in Providence reports. Unemployment shot up because of the coronavirus emergency, as businesses in the state were shut down and layoffs occurred. The state's unemployment rate in February was just 3.4 percent; it crept up to 4.7 percent in March.…