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New England and State Unemployment - 2016
The annual average unemployment rate in New England, at 4.1 percent in 2016, was down 0.8 percentage point over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2016
Rhode Island’s only large county, Providence, reported an employment gain of 0.1 percent from June 2015 to June 2016.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2015
Workers in the Providence-Warwick Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.98 in May 2015, about 3 percent above the nationwide average of $23.23.
Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2016 |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)551.1 | (2)550.6 | 551.0 | 552.3 | 554.1 | (p)555.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)523.4 | (2)523.3 | 524.9 | 527.3 | 530.1 | (p)531.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)27.8 | (2)27.3 | 26.2 | 25.1 | 24.0 | (p)23.9 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)5.0 | (2)4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | (p)4.3 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
492.2 | 491.3 | 493.0 | 495.3 | 494.8 | (p)494.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | (p)1.0 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
18.5 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.8 | (p)19.8 |
12-month % change |
|
5.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 10.6 | 8.2 | (p)10.0 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
40.0 | 40.0 | 40.1 | 40.1 | 40.3 | (p)41.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -2.4 | -1.7 | -1.7 | -1.2 | (p)1.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
76.3 | 76.6 | 76.2 | 77.3 | 77.2 | (p)77.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | (p)1.6 |
Information(5) |
|
8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 | (p)7.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.8 | -3.7 | -3.8 | -6.1 | -3.8 | (p)-6.1 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
33.0 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 33.0 | (p)33.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.4 | -3.2 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.5 | (p)-0.3 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
66.7 | 66.4 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 66.7 | (p)65.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.5 | (p)0.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
106.9 | 106.8 | 106.8 | 106.6 | 107.6 | (p)107.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | (p)0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
58.9 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 59.2 | 58.6 | (p)57.9 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 1.9 | (p)0.9 |
Other Services(4) |
|
22.9 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 23.2 | (p)22.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | (p)-1.3 |
Government(4) |
|
60.8 | 60.7 | 60.5 | 60.6 | 60.5 | (p)60.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | (p)0.5 |
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