Featured Job Opportunity: Direct Support Professional – Community-Based Support at The James L. Maher Center

The James L. Maher Center is now hiring for the position of Direct Support Professional – Community-Based Support one on one with clients. The James L. Maher Center is a non-profit agency that fosters independence and opportunity, promotes dignity, and advances integration in housing, employment and social engagement for people with developmental and other disabilities […]

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CCRI’s Division of Workforce Partnerships teams with IIARI to offer free training in the fast-growing insurance industry

With an increasing need for qualified individuals to work in Rhode Island’s insurance field, the Community College of Rhode Island’s Division of Workforce Partnerships and the Independent Insurance Agents of Rhode Island (IIARI) are partnering to relaunch a free workforce training program in the fall for those interested in a career in the insurance industry. […]

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Fastest-growing jobs for college grads

The U.S. labor market remained strong in 2022, adding another 223,000 jobs in December. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the job market may cool off in years to come, projecting that total employment will grow only 0.5% annually between 2021 and 2031, which is half the growth rate between 2011 and 2021. […]

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2nd Annual DreamFest will be held at Pell Elementary School on April 29

The Working Cities Newport Equity in Workforce Development team announces our 2nd Annual DreamFest, to be held at Pell Elementary School on Saturday, April 29 from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.  Cheryl Robinson, President of Turning Around Ministries and co-lead for the Equity in Workforce Development team, stated “DreamFest is the third of three events […]

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States with the highest rate of layoffs

It’s been three years since the arrival of COVID-19 triggered historic job losses, and the looming stress of potential layoffs has once again lodged itself in the minds of American workers. Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to compare preliminary December layoff levels and rates across all 50 states and Washington D.C. States are […]

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Massachusetts heat pump installer network has momentum in second year

by Sarah Shemkus, Energy News Network March 3, 2023 Massachusetts’ network of vetted and trained heat pump installers is emerging as an essential asset for achieving the state’s ambitious heating electrification goals.  Since its launch in early 2022, the network has enrolled nearly 850 contractors who completed more than 18,000 heat pump installations last year, […]

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Industries losing and gaining the most jobs

The American economy’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic includes an unemployment rate that has returned to 2019 levels and wage increases for lower-income workers. In December, the number of open jobs rose to 11 million but fell by 3.8% compared to the same time in 2021, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows. The country’s gross […]

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Newport Police Department accepting applications for new recruits

The City of Newport is currently accepting applications for new police officers to join the Newport Police Department. Both certified officers and new recruits are encouraged to apply before the deadline on Tuesday, February 21st. The Newport Police Department has the oldest Community Policing program in the state, according to the City of Newport, and […]