More Than 200,000 Workers and Gig Contractors Are Out of Work in Rhode Island
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The numbers are horrifying. Historic. Unmatched in the state’s history.
According to the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training data, more than 200,000 residents are out of work.
Here are the numbers:
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Then, another 16,249 have filed for Temporary Disability Insurance.
Additionally, 22,502 gig workers have filed in just the past week
Going into the crisis 20,000 Rhode Islanders were out of work.
The total -- 202,850.
As URI economist Leonard Lardaro told GoLocal last week, “Worse yet, before the coronavirus, Rhode Island resident employment remained below its 2006 level and many of our residents never fully recovered from the financial crisis in 2008. We need to change the way things are done here, advancing the basis of economic policy to the 21st century.”
Just last Wednesday, GoLocal reported the total numbers at 165,000.
