Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
566.5 |
567.0 |
565.3 |
562.7 |
566.0 |
564.5 |
Employment |
|
516.5 |
515.4 |
512.1 |
504.9 |
506.6 |
504.9 |
Unemployment |
|
50.0 |
51.6 |
53.2 |
57.8 |
59.4 |
59.5 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.8 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
477.4 |
474.4 |
471.2 |
469.6 |
467.2 |
465.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 |
-3.0 |
-3.5 |
-3.9 |
-4.3 |
-4.5 |
Mining and Logging |
|
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-33.3 |
-33.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
20.0 |
19.6 |
18.9 |
18.6 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-7.8 |
-8.8 |
-11.7 |
-12.7 |
-16.0 |
-17.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
46.8 |
46.6 |
45.8 |
45.5 |
44.3 |
44.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.8 |
-6.4 |
-7.3 |
-8.5 |
-9.8 |
-10.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
76.4 |
75.3 |
74.4 |
74.5 |
74.1 |
73.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 |
-4.8 |
-5.9 |
-5.6 |
-5.7 |
-6.0 |
Information |
|
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
-2.8 |
-4.6 |
-2.8 |
-5.5 |
-6.4 |
Financial Activities |
|
33.4 |
33.3 |
32.8 |
32.7 |
32.5 |
32.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 |
-2.3 |
-3.0 |
-3.5 |
-4.4 |
-3.9 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
53.9 |
53.2 |
52.7 |
52.5 |
52.1 |
51.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-3.8 |
-4.9 |
-5.9 |
-6.1 |
-6.1 |
Education & Health Services |
|
100.4 |
100.1 |
100.5 |
99.9 |
100.4 |
100.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
50.5 |
50.4 |
50.5 |
50.4 |
50.7 |
50.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.4 |
-2.5 |
-2.3 |
-2.5 |
-1.7 |
-1.2 |
Government |
|
62.5 |
62.5 |
62.6 |
62.6 |
62.4 |
62.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 |
-1.7 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
-2.2 |
-3.1 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
3 |
- |
7 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
325 |
- |
820 |
1,526 |
1,291 |
889 |
Data extracted on:
May 01, 2009
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
Rhode Island includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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