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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.
New England and State Unemployment — August 2017
The New England unemployment rate was little changed at 4.0 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New England and State Unemployment — July 2017
The New England unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)556.3 | (2)556.3 | (2)556.3 | 556.6 | 557.4 | (p)558.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)531.3 | (2)531.2 | (2)531.1 | 531.5 | 532.0 | (p)532.7 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)25.1 | (2)25.1 | (2)25.1 | 25.2 | 25.4 | (p)25.3 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | (2)4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | (p)4.5 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
496.8 | 497.6 | 497.9 | 497.7 | 498.8 | (p)498.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
18.3 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.2 | (p)18.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | (p)1.6 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
40.5 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.4 | 41.3 | (p)41.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | (p)2.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
76.7 | 76.6 | 75.9 | 76.1 | 76.7 | (p)77.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.3 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | (p)0.9 |
Information(5) |
|
6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | (p)6.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -4.8 | -4.8 | (p)-3.2 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
36.5 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 | (p)36.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | (p)1.7 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
69.0 | 68.6 | 68.9 | 68.5 | 69.3 | (p)69.8 |
12-month % change |
|
4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | (p)4.5 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
107.4 | 107.9 | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.3 | (p)106.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | (p)0.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
58.2 | 58.0 | 57.7 | 58.0 | 58.3 | (p)58.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | (p)0.0 |
Other Services(4) |
|
23.1 | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 | (p)23.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)2.6 |
Government(4) |
|
60.9 | 60.9 | 60.9 | 60.7 | 60.6 | (p)60.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
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