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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Rhode Island

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News Releases:
Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.5 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT, metropolitan area for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
31
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2022

Employment rose 2.8 percent in Rhode Island’s largest county, Providence, from June 2021 to June 2022.

Nov
22
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — October 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $3.728 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2022, up 40.4 cents compared to October 2021.

Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:
Rhode Island
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)591.3 (r)591.4 (r)591.4 (r)591.4 591.1 (p)590.6

Employment(1)

 (r)564.7 (r)564.6 (r)564.6 (r)564.7 564.0 (p)562.6

Unemployment(1)

 (r)26.6 (r)26.8 (r)26.8 (r)26.8 27.1 (p)28.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.5 (r)4.5 (r)4.5 (r)4.5 4.6 (p)4.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 512.0 513.9 514.4 514.5 (p)515.1  

12-month % change

 0.7 1.2 1.3 1.1 (p)1.5  

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 (p)0.1  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0  

Construction(3)

 22.6 22.9 22.6 22.6 (p)22.3  

12-month % change

 4.6 6.5 5.6 5.1 (p)2.8  

Manufacturing(3)

 39.7 39.7 39.7 40.0 (p)40.0  

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.0 -1.2 -0.5 (p)-0.2  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 77.6 78.2 78.4 79.0 (p)79.7  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.9 1.4 2.2 (p)3.5  

Information(3)

 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 (p)5.6  

12-month % change

 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -3.5 (p)-1.8  

Financial Activities(3)

 35.1 34.8 35.1 35.1 (p)35.0  

12-month % change

 -0.8 -1.1 0.0 -0.8 (p)-0.6  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 69.7 69.6 70.1 69.4 (p)68.9  

12-month % change

 0.1 0.6 1.4 0.3 (p)-0.4  

Education & Health Services(3)

 112.7 112.6 113.2 112.6 (p)113.6  

12-month % change

 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.0 (p)1.3  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 60.1 61.2 60.9 61.4 (p)61.3  

12-month % change

 0.0 1.8 1.7 2.2 (p)2.2  

Other Services(3)

 22.3 22.4 22.2 22.2 (p)22.0  

12-month % change

 0.9 0.9 -0.4 -0.4 (p)-1.3  

Government(3)

 66.4 66.7 66.5 66.5 (p)66.6  

12-month % change

 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2 (p)3.6  

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
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 Feb 2023
Norwich, CT-RI, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2025
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table May 2025
County Employment and Wages in Rhode Island — Second Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2023
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 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
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 — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2023
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 2020 N/A News Release Aug 2021
Union Members in Rhode Island — 2021 N/A News Release Mar 2022