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Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:

Rhode Island

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)591.8	(r)591.8	591.0	588.9	587.2	(p)583.9
Employment(1)		(r)565.6	(r)565.5	564.2	561.7	559.8	(p)557.4
Unemployment(1)		(r)26.2	(r)26.3	26.8	27.2	27.4	(p)26.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)4.4	(r)4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7	(p)4.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		513.2	514.2	514.7	514.1	515.2	(p)514.7
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.3	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	(p)-0.5
Mining and Logging(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		22.7	23.2	22.8	22.5	22.7	(p)22.5
12-month % change		0.9	3.1	1.3	-0.4	0.4	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		39.1	39.1	39.1	39.3	39.4	(p)39.7
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.0	-0.8	0.0	0.3	(p)1.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		79.9	79.7	79.7	79.2	79.7	(p)80.0
12-month % change		0.8	0.4	-0.1	-0.6	-0.6	(p)-0.9
Information(3)		5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.3	(p)5.2
12-month % change		-6.9	-7.0	-7.0	-7.1	-5.4	(p)-8.8
Financial Activities(3)		34.9	35.0	34.8	34.7	34.4	(p)34.3
12-month % change		-1.4	-0.6	-0.9	-1.4	-2.3	(p)-2.3
Professional & Business Services(3)		67.9	67.3	67.8	68.0	67.7	(p)67.8
12-month % change		-1.7	-2.0	-0.9	-0.6	-1.0	(p)-1.5
Education & Health Services(3)		114.6	115.2	115.9	116.3	116.9	(p)116.7
12-month % change		-0.3	0.1	0.5	0.7	1.0	(p)0.8
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		61.6	62.3	62.5	61.8	62.2	(p)61.6
12-month % change		1.1	1.6	2.3	1.1	2.1	(p)0.8
Other Services(3)		22.1	22.0	22.1	22.2	22.0	(p)22.0
12-month % change		-0.9	-2.2	-0.5	0.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Government(3)		64.8	64.9	64.5	64.7	64.7	(p)64.7
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.4	-4.0	-1.7	-1.5	(p)-1.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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