R.I. jobless rate tied for third highest in nation
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Rhode island's unemployment rate of 12.1 percent for May puts the state in a tie for the third highest rate in the country. Highest is Michigan, at 14.1 percent, followed by Oregon at 12.4 percent, then Rhode Island and South Carolina, both at 12.1 percent. Among the six New England states, Rhode Island's unemployment rate tops the list by a wide margin. The next highest state is Maine, at 8.3 percent, followed by Massachusetts (8.2 percent), Connecticut (8 percent), Vermont (7.3 percent) and New Hampshire (6.5 percent). Vermont's unemployment rate stayed the same between April and May, while all the other New England states experienced increases in unemployment. In terms of national rank, Maine is 24th, Massachusetts is 28th, Connecticut is 31st, Vermont is 35th,and New Hampshire is 43rd. Reporter's query: Did you lose your job in May? 
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This is a shame that could be avoided if our leaders(?) would put politics aside and get this state moving forward again.
Why haven't the leaders in the state house (Gov. Senate President, and Speaker)sat down with each other to hammer out a compromise, so we can get Rhode Islanders back to work again?
The truth is what ever the reason, it's not good enough, and I say scrap the lot of them next year.
Afterall, by then we'll probably hovering somewhere around 30%.
God this state really sucks. I can't wait to get the hell out of here.
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I get that Michigan's unemployment is through the roof. I live in RI so there's no question what's wrong here. But what the blank is going on in Oregon? I don't get it.
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Come on Rhode Island!...if we try harder I know we can be #1
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the big problem is the democrats in the ga still bows down to the unions.ga has no real clue or do they seem to care about how many people are leaving this state.look at a bill like the one leveque advanced about protecting expiring teachers contracts.levesque only listens to his union bosses not to the will of the people.why do we still have millions of state employees anyway
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When the leading industries in Rhode Island are state and municipal unions, the whole story is told right there. At least in Michigan the story is alot more understandable, here though? That 12% doesn't include too many in the state and municipal union ranks.
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The high taxes are driving the job out-of-state. I just wish the General Assembly would work to reduce our tax burden rather than increase it.
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What many refer to as "global warming" has in fact been more accurately labeled in scientific circles as "climate change." Such theories examine how alterations to our atmosphere could impact the way our planet distributes and circulates thermal energy and moisture. The studies are much more complex than some simple prediction that the entire planet will uniformly grow warmer. The news media rarely covers this adequately, leading people to believe in concepts such as some uniform global "warming." But no one day or year can be used to show long-term changes in climate. This rainy wet cold June may have nothing to do with climate change. Then again it may.
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