| Rhode Island |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.9 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
494.9 |
489.0 |
487.9 |
484.8 |
-0.6 |
-2.0 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
51.3 |
49.4 |
49.3 |
48.6 |
-1.4 |
-5.3 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
13.47 |
13.98 |
13.87 |
13.87 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
| Economic
Activity |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
164 |
82 |
57 |
98 |
-- |
-40.2 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1996
24,106
|
2003
32,697
|
2004
34,318
|
2005
35,987
|
2006
37,523
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2002-04
52,003 |
2003-05
50,429
|
2004-06
49,240
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2002
36,909
|
2003
39,357
|
2004
42,213
|
2005
43,623
|
2006
45,660
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2003
1,177,475
|
2004
1,286,324
|
2005
1,268,589
|
2006
1,531,226
|
2007
1,646,587
|
7.5 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
-- |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
8,036 |
8,245 |
8,423 |
8,766 |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,467 |
7,630 |
7,896 |
8,257 |
-- |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
6,624 |
7,044 |
7,969 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
6,155 |
6,518 |
7,470 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.07 |
1.03 |
1.01 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1997 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
947 |
987 |
1,062 |
1,058 |
-0.4 |
7.2 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2002-04
11.3 |
2003-05
11.7 |
2004-06
11.3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 78.0 |
25.6 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2006) |
237,451 |
116,073 |
566,120 |
147,966 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2006) |
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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