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News Releases:
Jan
15
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – December 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Dec
20
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2024

Employment increased in Rhode Island’s largest county, Providence County, from June 2023 to June 2024.

Dec
11
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
Rhode Island
Data Series Back
Data		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 590.4 592.1 591.8 591.3 590.5 (p)588.7

Employment(1)

 564.8 565.3 564.4 564.1 563.3 (p)561.6

Unemployment(1)

 25.5 26.8 27.3 27.2 27.2 (p)27.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 (p)4.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 510.7 508.5 509.6 513.0 514.0 (p)515.5

12-month % change

 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.9 (p)1.7

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)

 21.5 21.5 21.3 21.5 21.4 (p)21.2

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.5 -1.4 -0.5 2.4 (p)0.5

Manufacturing(3)

 41.1 41.2 41.2 40.9 40.8 (p)40.8

12-month % change

 1.5 2.0 2.2 1.5 1.2 (p)1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 77.3 77.3 77.6 78.3 78.7 (p)79.0

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.5 (p)1.8

Information(3)

 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 (p)5.6

12-month % change

 -5.0 -3.4 -1.7 -1.8 1.8 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 35.2 34.9 35.5 35.4 35.4 (p)35.6

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.6 1.1 0.6 1.1 (p)0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 71.8 71.0 71.1 71.8 72.0 (p)72.3

12-month % change

 2.9 2.2 2.3 3.2 3.9 (p)4.5

Education & Health Services(3)

 112.7 113.4 113.6 113.5 113.1 (p)113.9

12-month % change

 3.5 4.9 4.6 3.7 4.2 (p)3.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 57.8 55.6 55.6 57.3 58.6 (p)59.0

12-month % change

 -2.7 -6.2 -6.6 -4.2 -2.5 (p)-2.6

Other Services(3)

 21.6 21.6 21.5 21.5 21.6 (p)21.3

12-month % change

 -2.3 -2.7 -2.7 -3.2 -1.8 (p)-4.1

Government(3)

 65.8 66.2 66.3 67.0 66.5 (p)66.6

12-month % change

 2.0 2.5 2.5 3.4 2.3 (p)2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Providence, RI-MA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2025
Norwich, CT-RI, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jan 2025
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jan 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – December 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2025
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Dec 2024
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
STEM Occupational Employment and Wages in New England — May 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Norwich-New London-Westerly — May 2022 N/A News Release Jul 2023
Union Members in Rhode Island — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2023 Employment News Release Oct 2023
Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island — First Quarter 2024 Employment News Release Dec 2024