NEW: 60-70 Layoffs Coming at Department of Labor & Training
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
The Department of Labor and Training (DLT) will lay off between 60 and 70 employees for the 2012 fiscal year, the department has confirmed.
The decrease in staff will come from the Unemployment Insurance and Workforce Development divisions.
"While I expect our department to continue working to meet the needs of our customers in the future, I know that the entire DLT team will feel the loss of these dedicated employees for some time to come, DLT director Charles Fogarty said.
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Rhode Island’s unemployment rate increased to 11.2 percent in April.