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Rhode Island Economy at a Glance:

Rhode Island

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2023	Dec 2023	Jan 2024	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(r)576.3	(r)576.2	578.5	580.6	583.5	(p)586.2
Employment(1)		(r)556.5	(r)556.5	557.6	557.9	559.9	(p)561.9
Unemployment(1)		(r)19.8	(r)19.6	20.9	22.7	23.6	(p)24.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		(r)3.4	(r)3.4	3.6	3.9	4.1	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		507.0	509.1	512.3	511.9	512.6	(p)513.6
12-month % change		1.1	1.5	2.2	1.8	1.6	(p)2.6
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	100.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		21.1	21.0	21.3	21.3	21.2	(p)21.2
12-month % change		-0.9	-1.9	-1.8	-1.4	-1.9	(p)-0.9
Manufacturing(3)		40.3	40.3	40.9	40.9	41.1	(p)41.0
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.5	0.7	0.7	1.5	(p)1.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		77.6	77.3	77.4	77.8	77.5	(p)77.3
12-month % change		0.8	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.1	(p)2.1
Information(3)		5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	(p)5.5
12-month % change		-1.8	-3.4	-5.1	-5.1	-5.1	(p)-3.5
Financial Activities(3)		35.3	35.2	35.0	34.9	34.9	(p)35.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.3	-0.3	-0.6	-1.1	(p)-0.6
Professional & Business Services(3)		69.2	69.7	71.0	71.4	72.4	(p)72.8
12-month % change		-1.3	-0.3	1.4	2.7	3.3	(p)4.6
Education & Health Services(3)		109.7	110.6	111.5	112.0	112.0	(p)112.6
12-month % change		2.5	3.3	4.0	4.2	3.9	(p)4.5
Leisure & Hospitality(3)		60.6	61.6	63.2	60.4	60.5	(p)60.5
12-month % change		4.1	6.2	8.6	2.9	3.1	(p)3.2
Other Services(3)		22.2	22.3	22.0	21.9	21.7	(p)21.6
12-month % change		2.3	1.8	0.5	-0.9	-1.8	(p)-1.8
Government(3)		65.2	65.3	64.2	65.5	65.5	(p)65.8
12-month % change		1.4	1.2	1.6	2.0	0.8	(p)2.8
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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