| Rhode Island |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
7.4 |
10.6 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
484.2 |
465.0 |
464.6 |
463.5 |
-0.2 |
-4.3 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
48.5 |
44.1 |
43.7 |
43.6 |
-0.2 |
-10.1 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
13.93 |
13.80 |
13.78 |
13.97 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
119 |
97 |
66 |
130 |
-- |
9.2 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
26,670
|
2005
35,575
|
2006
37,669
|
2007
39,829
|
2008
41,008
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
51,860 |
2004-06
53,478 |
2005-07
54,009 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
42,073
|
2005
43,148
|
2006
45,491
|
2007
46,699 |
2008
47,364
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
1,288,873
|
2005
1,268,455
|
2006
1,531,603
|
2007
1,648,710
|
2008
1,976,689
|
19.9 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
8,036 |
8,245 |
8,423 |
8,766 |
9,077 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,467 |
7,630 |
7,896 |
8,257 |
8,581 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
6,624 |
7,044 |
7,969 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
6,155 |
6,518 |
7,470 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.07 |
1.03 |
1.01 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
947 |
988 |
1,053 |
1,051 |
-0.2 |
6.4 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
11.7 |
2004-06
11.3 |
2005-07
10.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 78.0 |
25.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
237,451 |
116,073 |
566,120 |
147,966 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
21.38 |
9.97 |
55.35 |
13.30 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Rhode Island
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Rhode Island
Rhode Island Manufacturing
Profile
Rhode Island Economic/Labor/Environment
Web Sites
Economic
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