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Rhode Island Employment & Wage Analysis by County

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This report, "Rhode Island Employment and Wage Analysis," provides a brief overview of the 2006 employment situations in Bristol, Kent, Newport and Washington Counties, as well as two distinct areas of Providence County —Providence Metro and Northern Rhode Island. Key findings include:  

Rhode Island ’s private sector employment averaged 417,706 in 2006, an increase of 2,799 (+0.7%) from the 2005 aver­age of 414,907. The largest employment gains were noted in the Providence Metro (+1,128) and Northern Rhode Island (+984) areas of Providence County . On a percentage basis, Northern Rhode Island with 81,530 jobs reported the largest increase (+1.2%) in jobs, growing from 80,546 jobs in 2005 to 81,530 in 2006. The next largest increases were reported by Kent (+0.9%) and Newport (+0.9%) counties. Bristol County was the only RI county to report a job loss (0.4 %).  

Nearly 60 percent of the 417,706 Rhode Island-based private sector jobs were located in Providence County with Providence Metro accounting for 40 percent and Northern Rhode Island accounting for 19.5 percent of the state’s employment. Kent County accounted for 17.9 percent of the state’s jobs, followed by Washington County (9.8%), Newport County (7.7%) and Bristol County (3.1%).  

The City of Providence reported the greatest numeric increase in employment between 2005 and 2006, with 883 new jobs reported. On a percentage basis, West Greenwich * reported an 8.7 percent employment increase—the highest of all RI communities during this time period. Other high growth communities include Cumberland with an 8.5 percent employment increase and Little Compton with a 7.4 percent employment increase.  

Cities and towns with negative job growth during this same time period include: Central Falls with a 6.2 percent employment drop, Warren with a 5.2 percent employment drop, Scituate with a 4.9 percent employment drop and Hopkinton with a 4.6 percent employment drop.  

The statewide average annual wage in the private sector increased 4.5 percent, or $1,668, from the $37,064 earned in 2005 to the $38,732 earned in 2006.

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