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News Releases: County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — First Quarter 2026 Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — June 2026 Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island — Fourth Quarter 2025
Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
Sep
04
Employment declined in Rhode Island’s two largest counties, Providence and Kent, from March 2025 to March 2026.
Aug
10
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH, metropolitan area for the year ending in June 2026.
Jul
31
From September 2025 to December 2025, gross job gains among private-sector establishments in Rhode Island were 28,673, while gross job losses were 26,739.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
583.9 | 581.3 | 578.7 | 577.5 | 577.2 | (p)577.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
557.4 | 556.1 | 555.1 | 555.1 | 555.8 | (p)556.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
26.5 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 22.4 | 21.4 | (p)20.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | (p)3.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
514.1 | 513.9 | 513.2 | 514.6 | 514.7 | (p)513.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.6 | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | (p)-0.1 |
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) |
|
22.4 | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.3 | (p)22.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.9 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -1.8 | (p)1.3 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
39.7 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 40.2 | 40.5 | (p)40.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
79.9 | 80.7 | 80.6 | 80.5 | 80.4 | (p)80.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | (p)-0.4 |
Information(3) |
|
5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | (p)5.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.0 | -7.0 | -10.3 | -13.1 | -11.7 | (p)-1.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
34.2 | 34.0 | 33.8 | 33.9 | 33.7 | (p)33.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 | -3.4 | -3.7 | -3.4 | -4.0 | (p)-4.6 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
67.9 | 67.7 | 68.1 | 68.8 | 69.1 | (p)68.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | (p)-0.1 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
116.6 | 117.0 | 116.6 | 116.3 | 116.1 | (p)115.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | (p)0.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
61.4 | 60.3 | 59.6 | 59.3 | 59.5 | (p)60.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -3.3 | (p)-1.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
21.9 | 22.1 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.1 | (p)22.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)3.2 |
Government(3) |
|
64.6 | 64.4 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 64.5 | (p)64.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.0 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -1.8 | (p)-1.2 |
|
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