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County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2018
Rhode Island’s two large counties, Providence and Kent, reported employment gains of 0.7 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively, from June 2017 to June 2018.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2017
Workers in the Providence-Warwick Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.11 in May 2017, about 3 percent above the nationwide average of $24.34.
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017
The New England unemployment rate was little changed at 3.9 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2018 |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)556.2 | 556.1 | 555.4 | 554.1 | 552.9 | (p)552.2 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)534.1 | 533.9 | 533.5 | 532.9 | 532.5 | (p)532.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)22.2 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.4 | (p)20.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
497.7 | 495.2 | 495.2 | 496.1 | 499.3 | (p)498.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | (p)0.4 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
19.5 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.7 | (p)19.9 |
12-month % change |
|
5.4 | 5.4 | -0.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 | (p)3.6 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
39.8 | 39.9 | 39.7 | 39.9 | 39.5 | (p)39.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.0 | -2.7 | -2.7 | -2.7 | (p)-3.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
78.2 | 78.1 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 | (p)78.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | (p)1.9 |
Information(5) |
|
5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | (p)5.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.7 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | (p)3.5 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
35.3 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 35.8 | 36.1 | (p)36.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.8 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | (p)2.8 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
69.2 | 68.2 | 67.2 | 66.1 | 67.2 | (p)66.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 0.4 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -1.3 | (p)-2.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
107.4 | 106.2 | 107.6 | 107.7 | 108.7 | (p)107.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | (p)1.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
57.3 | 57.3 | 57.3 | 57.6 | 58.3 | (p)58.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | -2.4 | -2.9 | -2.2 | -1.0 | (p)-0.7 |
Other Services(4) |
|
23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.8 | (p)23.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | (p)4.4 |
Government(4) |
|
61.3 | 61.2 | 61.1 | 61.4 | 61.5 | (p)61.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | (p)-0.2 |
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