PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island continued to build back its economy during the third quarter of 2021, according to the Rhode Island Key Performance Indicators Quarterly Briefing, published today by the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council (RIPEC). The data show encouraging trends in …
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s economy is on an upswing but trails the region and nation in terms of growth, according to the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator Briefing for the first quarter of 2021, published today by the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released today an analysis of the seven ballot initiatives totaling $400 million to be considered by Rhode Island voters at a special election on March 2, 2021. The report looks at each bond referendum in terms of its return on investment, consistency with long-term state debt …
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island is in the midst of a protracted economic downturn, according to the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator Briefing for the fourth quarter of 2020, published today by the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council. Economic data for Q4 2020 …
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PROVIDENCE, RI – While economic activity in Rhode Island grew in the third quarter of 2020 and the state recovered a significant number of jobs as compared to the second quarter of 2020, economic activity continues to be severely constrained. These projections were released today in the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator Briefing, published jointly by …
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PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council jointly released the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator (CEI) Briefing for the second quarter of 2020. The Briefing details an unprecedented contraction in economic activity in Q2, with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declining …
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PROVIDENCE, RI – A new Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council report warns that Rhode Island may experience a long-term shortfall in general revenues and finds that while the state recovered all the jobs lost during the Great Recessions several years ago, its inflation-adjusted general revenue levels had yet to recover, before the pandemic. The report, “Rhode …
PROVIDENCE, RI – A new Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council report released today finds that, because of the economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund is projected to be insolvent by the end of September. As a result, employers are likely to pay significantly more in federal and state …
PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council jointly released the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator (CEI) Briefing for the first quarter of 2020. “The industry breakdown of employment losses speaks to the fact that Rhode Island has one of the …
Providence (February 2020) – Today, the Center for Global and Regional Economic Studies at Bryant University and the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council jointly released the Rhode Island Current Economic Indicator (CEI) Briefing for the fourth quarter of 2019. The briefing showed that the improved economic conditions and job growth seen in Rhode Island over …
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