Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until […]
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Now Hiring: 101 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. 22 Bowen’s: EXECUTIVE CHEF @ 22 BOWEN’S […]
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Now hiring: US offshore wind ramps up, workers taught safety
At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm are learning the skills to stay safe while working around turbines at sea. Some take to the tasks fairly easily since they’re veterans of marine fields or construction. For others, it’s totally new to […]
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Now Hiring: 80 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 22 Bowen’s: KITCHEN SUPERVISOR4M […]
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What are green jobs and how can I get one? 5 questions answered about clean energy careers
Shaun M. Dougherty, Boston College When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act in August 2022, he called it the “largest investment ever” to fight climate change. He also said it would lead to the creation of well-paying union jobs to help “reduce emissions across every sector of our economy.” These jobs are also […]
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Now Hiring: 115 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 22 Bowen’s – BUSSER […]
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Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in the Providence Metro area
Anybody who has taken a course in marketing, psychology or sociology is likely familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. First detailed by psychologist Andrew Maslow in his 1943 work “A Theory of Human Motivation,” the hierarchy breaks down the complex network of human thoughts into a categorical triage, placing self-development at the top and security […]
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Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport to serve as Breeze base of operations
Governor Dan McKee was joined today by Breeze Airways President Tom Doxey along with federal, state and local officials, to announce that Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) will become a base of operations for Breeze Airways in 2023. The announcement will result in up to 250 full-time Rhode Island jobs, including pilots […]
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Rhode Island
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until […]
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Now Hiring: 100 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 22 Bowen’s – KITCHEN […]
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Highest paying jobs in Providence that require a graduate degree
Those with graduate degrees earn more on average than those without them—but not all jobs are equal. And while rising tuition costs are enough to turn people away from the prospect of a master’s or doctoral degree, many high-paying professions still require such degrees to get in the door. Stacker compiled a list of the […]
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CCRI selected by Amazon as an Education Partner for Career Choice Program
WARWICK, RI –Today, the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) announced they have been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to the college’s more than 90 certificate or degree programs in high-wage, high-demand industries including healthcare, business, IT, cybersecurity, and education, among others. CCRI is the first […]
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Stop & Shop to host a one-day career fair at All Rhode Island stores
Stop & Shop’s Rhode Island stores will host a one-day, all-store career fair on Saturday, July 30th from 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. Applicants interested in beginning a rewarding career with a thriving company can visit any of the supermarket’s stores in Rhode Island for an on-the-spot interview. Interviews will be held to fill 250 permanent, part-time open e-commerce and […]
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Now Hiring: 85 job opportunities available right now in and around Newport
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s a look at some of the job opportunities that are available right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities Aldi – Full-Time Store […]
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Senator Whitehouse announces funding to launch offshore wind job training certification [rogram for high school students
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined representatives of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce and the offshore wind industry to announce $375,000 in federal funding for the creation of a new offshore wind energy Career and Technical Education (CTE) certification through the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE). The Congressionally Directed Spending request submitted by […]
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Most common jobs 150 years ago in Rhode Island
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the global economy, the current job market is a hot topic in the news cycle. But while the pandemic itself is, historically, something of an economic aberration, the U.S. economy that we know today has a long and storied history of expansions, recessions, and evolution. At the time […]
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Now Hiring: 90+ job opportunities available right now in the Newport area
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s who’s hiring right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 7-Eleven – Sales AssociateAldi – Full-Time Store Manager TraineeAllied Universal – Security Officer […]
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Now Hiring: 100+ job opportunities available right now in the Newport area (June 12)
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s who’s hiring right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Current Job Opportunities 22 Bowen’s – LINE COOK/PREP COOK – $17-$26/HOUR @ 22 BOWENS 7-Eleven – […]
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Red-hot summer job market awaits US teens as employers sweat
By PAUL WISEMAN and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone. The Pizza Factory’s 100 West Coast locations are desperately short of workers. With about 12 employees […]
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Highest paying jobs in Providence that require a bachelor's degree
While college and university tuition costs may be skyrocketing, many still believe a bachelor’s degree is essential to landing a high-paying job in the United States. Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs that typically require a bachelors in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by […]
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Now Hiring: 100 job opportunities available right now in the Newport area (May 27)
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s who’s hiring right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Are you a business owner and manager who is hiring? Provide your job opportunities to us […]
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Now Hiring: 100 job opportunities available right now in the Newport area
Looking for a new gig, job, or career? Here’s who’s hiring right now in the Newport area. All jobs were posted or provided to us within the last seven days and are located within five miles of downtown Newport. Are you a business owner and manager who is hiring? Provide your job opportunities to us […]
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Employee compensation grew 5.6 percent over the last year
Employee compensation for private industry workers in the Boston Metropolitan Area, which includes Rhode Island, grew by 5.6 percent in the last year, nearly 1 percent above the national average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Actual wages and salaries, the largest component of the compensation category, rose 6.1 percent for the region, […]
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Highest paying jobs that require a 2 year degree in the Providence Metro area
Although it all depends on what you make of it, choosing to further your education may lead to higher paying job opportunities. An associate’s degree takes just two years and offers more affordable tuition rates than a four-year school. As of April 2022, the average yearly salary for an individual with an associate’s degree comes […]
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Newport Restaurant Group will host three hospitality job fairs in May
Newport Restaurant Group (NRG) today announced that it will host three Hospitality Job Fairs this month to hire for positions at The Mooring, 22 Bowen’s, Smoke House, Bar ‘Cino and Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Foodlove Market in Middletown and at the Boat House in Tiverton. On Tuesday, May 10th from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., the public is invited to […]