R.I. jobless rate soars to 7.2%

" Rhode Island’s ailing job market suffered another blow last month, as payroll jobs plunged by 1,800 and the unemployment rate soared to 7.2 percent — the highest in 14 years, a government jobs report released today shows."

Full Story: R.I. jobless rate soars to 7.2% Source: Providence Journal, June 20th, 2008 Author: Lynn Arditi