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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 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)556.3 | 556.6 | 557.4 | 558.0 | 558.8 | (p)560.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)531.1 | 531.5 | 532.0 | 532.7 | 533.7 | (p)535.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)25.1 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 25.2 | (p)24.8 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.4 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
497.9 | 497.7 | 498.8 | 498.4 | 499.1 | (p)500.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | (p)1.5 |
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) |
|
18.7 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.6 | (p)19.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | (p)4.9 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
41.5 | 41.4 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 41.4 | (p)41.3 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
75.9 | 76.1 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 77.1 | (p)77.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | (p)1.0 |
Information(5) |
|
6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | (p)5.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -4.8 | -4.8 | -3.2 | -4.8 | (p)-4.8 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
36.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 36.7 | (p)36.5 |
12-month % change |
|
3.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | (p)1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
68.9 | 68.5 | 69.3 | 69.5 | 69.1 | (p)69.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | (p)3.6 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
108.0 | 108.0 | 107.3 | 106.9 | 107.5 | (p)107.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | (p)0.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
57.7 | 58.0 | 58.3 | 58.0 | 58.3 | (p)58.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | (p)1.4 |
Other Services(4) |
|
23.3 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.8 | (p)23.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 |
Government(4) |
|
60.9 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 60.8 | 60.5 | (p)60.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
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