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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.
Aug
15
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.
Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
Oct 2019 |
Nov 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
552.1 | 553.1 | 554.4 | 555.3 | 556.3 | (p)557.6 |
Employment(1) |
|
532.3 | 533.5 | 534.6 | 535.3 | 536.5 | (p)538.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
19.8 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.9 | (p)19.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.5 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
502.6 | 503.4 | 504.0 | 503.4 | 505.7 | (p)506.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | (p)2.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
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(3) |
|
19.9 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 19.7 | (p)19.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)2.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
39.1 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.2 | 38.9 | (p)39.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.2 | -3.0 | -3.0 | -2.5 | -2.5 | (p)-1.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
79.2 | 78.9 | 79.1 | 78.8 | 79.1 | (p)80.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | (p)3.2 |
Information(4) |
|
6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | (p)6.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | (p)3.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
36.2 | 36.0 | 36.2 | 36.6 | 36.6 | (p)36.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | (p)1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
67.1 | 67.4 | 67.9 | 68.8 | 69.9 | (p)69.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -0.1 | 1.9 | (p)0.6 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
110.2 | 111.2 | 111.4 | 110.3 | 110.3 | (p)110.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.0 | (p)3.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
59.4 | 59.6 | 59.1 | 58.7 | 60.0 | (p)60.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 3.1 | (p)5.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
23.8 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.7 | (p)23.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | (p)2.2 |
Government(3) |
|
61.5 | 61.5 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 61.2 | (p)61.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
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