United States Employment Snapshot



Rhode Island Employment Snapshot




Rhode Island Payroll Employment


  • Rhode Island added 400 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Rhode Island added 800 jobs. Rhode Island nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Rhode Island is tied for 29th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Rhode Island added 800 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Rhode Island added 1,000 jobs. Rhode Island private sector payroll employment has increased in 9 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Rhode Island is tied for 19th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Education and Health Services (700) and Professional and Business Services (500).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Manufacturing tied with Leisure and Hospitality (-200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities tied with Government (-400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (1,300) and Construction (1,100).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Government (-200) and Information (-300).



Rhode Island Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.