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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > New England > Rhode Island

Rhode Island

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News Releases:

Feb
07

Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2019

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Boston Consolidated Statistical Area (CSA) for the 12-month period ending December 2019.

Aug
20

Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2018

Workers in the Providence-Warwick Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.83 in May 2018, about 3 percent above the nationwide average of $24.98

Jan
25

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.

Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:

Rhode Island
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2019		 Oct
2019		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)556.4 (r)556.9 (r)557.0 (r)556.9 557.6 (p)558.5

Employment(1)

 (r)537.0 (r)537.6 (r)537.7 (r)537.6 538.6 (p)539.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)19.5 (r)19.3 (r)19.3 (r)19.3 18.9 (p)18.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 3.4 (p)3.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 502.8 504.7 505.2 505.7 506.9 (p)508.5

12-month % change

 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.6 (p)0.9

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 (p)0.2

12-month % change

 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 20.0 19.9 19.4 19.5 19.7 (p)20.4

12-month % change

 3.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 -2.0 (p)1.5

Manufacturing(3)

 39.7 39.5 39.5 39.5 39.3 (p)39.1

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.5 -1.3 -1.3 -1.8 (p)-2.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 77.0 77.2 78.4 78.8 78.5 (p)78.4

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.0 1.3 1.9 1.3 (p)1.2

Information(4)

 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 (p)5.6

12-month % change

 -3.3 -4.9 -3.2 -1.7 -1.7 (p)-8.2

Financial Activities(3)

 35.4 35.3 35.4 35.4 35.5 (p)35.7

12-month % change

 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.9 1.1 (p)1.1

Professional & Business Services(3)

 68.1 68.8 67.9 68.0 68.3 (p)68.6

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.6 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 (p)0.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 108.4 109.4 109.7 109.5 110.1 (p)110.7

12-month % change

 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.8 (p)2.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 60.0 60.1 60.5 60.6 61.3 (p)61.6

12-month % change

 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.0 2.3 (p)3.2

Other Services(3)

 22.9 22.6 22.5 22.5 22.2 (p)22.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 -2.2 -1.7 -2.6 -4.7 (p)-4.7

Government(3)

 65.2 65.8 65.6 65.8 66.0 (p)66.1

12-month % change

 -0.3 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.7 (p)1.8

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.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Providence Area Economic Summary
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 Economic Summary Mar 2020
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2020
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Apr 2020
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Feb 2013
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Nov 2014
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England (PDF) Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2018
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2019
2014 Data on Employment Status by State and Demographic Group Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2015
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England Employment Table Mar 2012
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (PDF) Employment Table Mar 2012
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2019
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014 Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016