Rhode Island

Rhode Island
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Labor Force Data

 

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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(6) 565.3 562.7 566.0 564.4 563.4 (P) 566.1

Employment (1)

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(6) 512.1 504.9 506.6 504.9 500.7 (P) 497.6

Unemployment (1)

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(6) 53.2 57.8 59.4 59.6 62.7 (P) 68.5

Unemployment Rate (2)

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(6) 9.4 10.3 10.5 10.6 11.1 (P) 12.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

 

Total Nonfarm (3)

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471.2 469.6 467.2 465.0 464.6 (P) 463.5

12-month % change

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-3.5 -3.9 -4.3 -4.6 -4.2 (P) -4.3

Mining and Logging (4)

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0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 (P) 0.2

12-month % change

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0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) -33.3

Construction (3)

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18.9 18.6 17.9 17.6 17.8 (P) 18.1

12-month % change

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-11.7 -12.7 -16.0 -17.4 -13.6 (P) -12.1

Manufacturing (3)

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45.8 45.5 44.3 44.1 43.7 (P) 43.6

12-month % change

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-7.3 -8.5 -9.8 -10.2 -10.5 (P) -10.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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74.4 74.5 74.1 73.9 73.7 (P) 73.4

12-month % change

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-5.9 -5.6 -5.7 -5.9 -5.5 (P) -5.7

Information (4)

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10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 (P) 10.1

12-month % change

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-4.6 -2.8 -5.5 -6.4 -5.6 (P) -4.7

Financial Activities (3)

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32.8 32.7 32.5 32.3 32.2 (P) 32.2

12-month % change

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-3.0 -3.5 -4.4 -4.2 -3.9 (P) -3.6

Professional & Business Services (3)

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52.7 52.5 52.1 51.9 52.1 (P) 51.8

12-month % change

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-4.9 -5.9 -6.1 -6.1 -5.4 (P) -5.5

Education & Health Services (3)

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100.5 99.9 100.4 99.9 99.8 (P) 99.6

12-month % change

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1.0 0.5 0.4 -0.1 0.2 (P) -0.2

Leisure & Hospitality (3)

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50.5 50.4 50.7 50.7 50.0 (P) 50.4

12-month % change

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-2.3 -2.5 -1.7 -1.2 -2.5 (P) -2.3

Government (3)

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62.6 62.6 62.4 62.1 62.6 (P) 62.0

12-month % change

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-2.2 -2.3 -2.2 -3.1 -2.2 (P) -3.1

Mass layoffs

 

Layoff events, all industries (5)

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7 17 9 9 8 7

Initial claimants, all industries (5)

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820 1,526 1,291 889 1,649 563

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) See About the data.
(6) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: July 02, 2009

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Rhode Island includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:

 

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