Providence metro unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6% in Dec.
THE PROVIDENCE METRO unemployment rate in December was 7.6%, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM PROVIDENCE – The nonseasonally-adjusted unemployment rate in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area was 7.6% in December, a rise from 6.8% in November and 3.2% one year prior, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Wednesday. The national unemployment rate in December was 6.5%. The number of unemployed individuals in the Providence metro area totaled 51,478,…
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Citizens teams up with BJ’s to offer point-of-sale financing for online purchases
A NEW PARTNERSHIP between BJ’s Wholesale Club and Citizens Bank will let BJ’s members use the bank’s new Citizens Pay point-of-sale lending software to finance major purchases. PROVIDENCE – BJ’s Wholesale Club members will soon be able to pay for major items such as TVs and appliances with Citizens Bank’s new lending software, according to a news release. The partnership between Citizens and BJ’s will let BJ’s members use Citizens Pay, a recently branded point-of-sale lending software that offers customers a virtual…