PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After four straight years of unemployment over 9 percent, Rhode Islanders may well wonder how long their road to economic recovery is going to be.
Governor Chafee made the case earlier this month that, though it's been slow going, the state is making progress.
In a Dec. 1 interview with The Providence Journal about his plans for the state Economic Development Commission, Chafee said the state isn't getting enough credit for the progress it has made on the economy, particularly this year.
"We're seeing unemployment going in the right direction, for the last six months," he said. "The five economic indicators that the federal government tracks -- for the first time since August 2006 -- were positive this October."
PolitiFact Rhode Island examined Chafee's claim and ruled it True. Read the complete analysis here.
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