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Providence-Fall River-Warwick NECTA (RI Portion) Labor Force Statistics*
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1990 - Present
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Month

 Year

   Labor
   Force

   Employed

  Unemployed

 Unemployment
Rate
December 2011 552,437 493,522 58,915 10.7
November 2011 553,889 496,044 57,845 10.4
October 2011 551,983 495,424 56,559 10.2
September 2011 548,292 493,077 55,215 10.1
August 2011 549,769 493,100 56,669 10.3
July 2011 554,795 492,004 62,791 11.3
June 2011 552,242 494,808 57,434 10.4
May 2011 550,023 489,377 60,646 11.0
April 2011 553,000 493,273 59,727 10.8
March 2011 552,698 489,392 63,306 11.5
February 2011 554,107 488,611 65,496 11.8
January 2011 559,156 492,801 66,355 11.9
Annual Average 2010 561,627 495,998 65,629 11.7
December 2010 562,234 501,083 61,151 10.9
November 2010 565,025 502,351 62,674 11.1
October 2010 562,696 500,594 62,102 11.0
September 2010 561,736 500,907 60,829 10.8
August 2010 567,859 500,957 66,902 11.8
July 2010 566,547 499,050 67,497 11.9
June 2010 562,803 498,063 64,740 11.5
May 2010 557,922 493,730 64,192 11.5
April 2010 559,956 494,110 65,846 11.8
March 2010 557,248 487,753 69,495 12.5
February 2010 557,168 486,541 70,627 12.7
January 2010 558,329 486,837 71,492 12.8
Annual Average 2009 551,784 491,653 60,131 10.9
December 2009 554,137 491,159 62,978 11.4
November 2009 556,342 495,537 60,805 10.9
October 2009 552,080 490,608 61,472 11.1
September 2009 551,611 491,273 60,338 10.9
August 2009 557,377 494,374 63,003 11.3
July 2009 558,171 494,477 63,694 11.4
June 2009 554,552 494,342 60,210 10.9
May 2009 545,383 487,314 58,069 10.6
April 2009 544,960 489,893 55,067 10.1
March 2009 545,582 488,147 57,435 10.5
February 2009 550,269 490,985 59,284 10.8
January 2009 550,951 491,732 59,219 10.7
Annual Average 2008 557,549 514,615 42,934 7.7
December 2008 553,909 504,393 49,516 8.9
November 2008 557,184 512,113 45,071 8.1
October 2008 556,857 510,894 45,963 8.3
September 2008 556,912 513,334 43,578 7.8
August 2008 562,445 514,626 47,819 8.5
July 2008 562,951 517,228 45,723 8.1
June 2008 561,020 518,829 42,191 7.5
May 2008 554,717 513,961 40,756 7.3
April 2008 554,524 518,883 35,641 6.4
March 2008 554,984 515,876 39,108 7.0
February 2008 554,546 515,934 38,612 7.0
January 2008 560,540 519,313 41,227 7.4
Annual Average 2007 561,141 531,560 29,581 5.3
December 2007 561,591 529,512 32,079 5.7
November 2007 564,066 534,838 29,228 5.2
October 2007 559,409 531,311 28,098 5.0
September 2007 560,491 533,168 27,323 4.9
August 2007 562,664 531,669 30,995 5.5
July 2007 566,253 533,594 32,659 5.8
June 2007 564,499 536,002 28,497 5.0
May 2007 556,858 529,787 27,071 4.9
April 2007 557,498 529,363 28,135 5.0
March 2007 557,215 529,360 27,855 5.0
February 2007 560,271 529,607 30,664 5.5
January 2007 562,876 530,504 32,372 5.8
Annual Average 2006 558,581 530,217 28,364 5.1
December 2006 564,433 538,660 25,773 4.6
November 2006 564,280 539,217 25,063 4.4
October 2006 559,993 536,219 23,774 4.2
September 2006 558,229 534,090 24,139 4.3
August 2006 563,029 533,394 29,635 5.3
July 2006 563,353 532,631 30,722 5.5
June 2006 561,737 533,011 28,726 5.1
May 2006 553,937 525,985 27,952 5.0
April 2006 555,919 526,826 29,093 5.2
March 2006 552,747 521,862 30,885 5.6
February 2006 552,996 520,246 32,750 5.9
January 2006 552,321 520,463 31,858 5.8
Annual Average 2005 547,347 519,493 27,854 5.1
December 2005 553,600 526,774 26,826 4.8
November 2005 554,197 529,365 24,832 4.5
October 2005 550,331 525,500 24,831 4.5
September 2005 553,028 525,536 27,492 5.0
August 2005 554,515 526,531 27,984 5.0
July 2005 553,502 523,502 30,000 5.4
June 2005 549,952 521,460 28,492 5.2
May 2005 540,391 515,726 24,665 4.6
April 2005 541,891 514,998 26,893 5.0
March 2005 538,908 509,309 29,599 5.5
February 2005 538,905 508,114 30,791 5.7
January 2005 538,939 507,097 31,842 5.9
Annual Average 2004 541,261 512,835 28,426 5.3
December 2004 541,505 516,201 25,304 4.7
November 2004 543,020 519,982 23,038 4.2
October 2004 539,630 516,546 23,084 4.3
September 2004 539,236 515,196 24,040 4.5
August 2004 544,307 516,015 28,292 5.2
July 2004 546,982 516,438 30,544 5.6
June 2004 544,447 514,279 30,168 5.5
May 2004 536,426 508,525 27,901 5.2
April 2004 537,348 509,837 27,511 5.1
March 2004 538,942 506,000 32,942 6.1
February 2004 538,703 506,638 32,065 6.0
January 2004 544,589 508,364 36,225 6.7
Annual Average 2003 549,524 519,736 29,788 5.4
December 2003 545,416 519,067 26,349 4.8
November 2003 550,639 522,749 27,890 5.1
October 2003 546,417 520,686 25,731 4.7
September 2003 546,540 520,490 26,050 4.8
August 2003 551,889 521,241 30,648 5.6
July 2003 552,309 520,619 31,690 5.7
June 2003 555,639 523,467 32,172 5.8
May 2003 546,881 517,992 28,889 5.3
April 2003 547,395 519,408 27,987 5.1
March 2003 547,454 515,910 31,544 5.8
February 2003 550,656 517,222 33,434 6.1
January 2003 553,055 517,980 35,075 6.3
Annual Average 2002 539,822 512,348 27,474 5.1
December 2002 548,400 520,847 27,553 5.0
November 2002 548,742 523,002 25,740 4.7
October 2002 545,030 519,091 25,939 4.8
September 2002 545,343 519,315 26,028 4.8
August 2002 546,745 517,970 28,775 5.3
July 2002 543,799 515,605 28,194 5.2
June 2002 538,828 513,176 25,652 4.8
May 2002 532,853 506,952 25,901 4.9
April 2002 531,174 505,884 25,290 4.8
March 2002 532,543 503,946 28,597 5.4
February 2002 532,544 504,252 28,292 5.3
January 2002 531,856 498,134 33,722 6.3
Annual Average 2001 532,019 507,752 24,267 4.6
December 2001 533,792 510,187 23,605 4.4
November 2001 532,113 511,151 20,962 3.9
October 2001 532,064 509,326 22,738 4.3
September 2001 531,597 510,531 21,066 4.0
August 2001 531,803 508,957 22,846 4.3
July 2001 535,086 509,438 25,648 4.8
June 2001 534,767 510,178 24,589 4.6
May 2001 525,296 504,061 21,235 4.0
April 2001 528,067 506,124 21,943 4.2
March 2001 532,167 503,541 28,626 5.4
February 2001 531,884 504,676 27,208 5.1
January 2001 535,602 504,859 30,743 5.7
Annual Average 2000 530,308 508,144 22,164 4.2
December 2000 532,936 513,369 19,567 3.7
November 2000 533,032 513,540 19,492 3.7
October 2000 528,299 509,659 18,640 3.5
September 2000 526,207 507,281 18,926 3.6
August 2000 533,749 509,838 23,911 4.5
July 2000 531,593 509,057 22,536 4.2
June 2000 531,498 510,586 20,912 3.9
May 2000 524,120 503,500 20,620 3.9
April 2000 529,518 509,855 19,663 3.7
March 2000 529,784 504,297 25,487 4.8
February 2000 529,629 503,282 26,347 5.0
January 2000 533,331 503,461 29,870 5.6
Annual Average 1999 527,217 505,147 22,070 4.2
December 1999 530,586 512,183 18,403 3.5
November 1999 531,615 512,990 18,625 3.5
October 1999 526,812 507,841 18,971 3.6
September 1999 524,693 506,679 18,014 3.4
August 1999 534,023 510,818 23,205 4.3
July 1999 533,006 509,301 23,705 4.4
June 1999 529,170 507,244 21,926 4.1
May 1999 523,292 501,954 21,338 4.1
April 1999 523,392 502,731 20,661 3.9
March 1999 521,425 499,027 22,398 4.3
February 1999 522,426 495,681 26,745 5.1
January 1999 526,160 495,312 30,848 5.9
Annual Average 1998 520,277 496,343 23,934 4.6
December 1998 524,708 506,753 17,955 3.4
November 1998 527,323 507,484 19,839 3.8
October 1998 523,909 501,506 22,403 4.3
September 1998 522,473 500,292 22,181 4.2
August 1998 524,025 501,941 22,084 4.2
July 1998 523,777 499,593 24,184 4.6
June 1998 519,090 497,316 21,774 4.2
May 1998 513,066 490,365 22,701 4.4
April 1998 511,963 489,922 22,041 4.3
March 1998 516,267 486,910 29,357 5.7
February 1998 516,722 486,556 30,166 5.8
January 1998 520,000 487,479 32,521 6.3
Annual Average 1997 518,251 491,085 27,166 5.2
December 1997 520,242 496,767 23,475 4.5
November 1997 522,962 500,281 22,681 4.3
October 1997 522,351 497,349 25,002 4.8
September 1997 523,653 498,213 25,440 4.9
August 1997 526,327 500,792 25,535 4.9
July 1997 524,690 497,629 27,061 5.2
June 1997 521,766 494,311 27,455 5.3
May 1997 513,661 486,827 26,834 5.2
April 1997 511,126 486,006 25,120 4.9
March 1997 511,618 480,814 30,804 6.0
February 1997 508,911 476,940 31,971 6.3
January 1997 511,711 477,093 34,618 6.8
Annual Average 1996 504,501 477,523 26,978 5.3
December 1996 511,925 486,162 25,763 5.0
November 1996 514,701 489,257 25,444 4.9
October 1996 510,534 487,022 23,512 4.6
September 1996 509,277 484,228 25,049 4.9
August 1996 511,576 486,156 25,420 5.0
July 1996 509,205 482,756 26,449 5.2
June 1996 507,055 481,595 25,460 5.0
May 1996 497,020 472,786 24,234 4.9
April 1996 495,832 470,024 25,808 5.2
March 1996 495,478 466,446 29,032 5.9
February 1996 495,567 463,598 31,969 6.5
January 1996 495,841 460,250 35,591 7.2
Annual Average 1995 496,279 465,424 30,855 6.2
December 1995 497,677 470,582 27,095 5.4
November 1995 498,503 473,858 24,645 4.9
October 1995 498,749 470,366 28,383 5.7
September 1995 497,276 468,083 29,193 5.9
August 1995 500,294 470,991 29,303 5.9
July 1995 499,403 467,200 32,203 6.4
June 1995 495,151 464,890 30,261 6.1
May 1995 487,479 457,725 29,754 6.1
April 1995 489,535 460,353 29,182 6.0
March 1995 493,695 459,476 34,219 6.9
February 1995 496,328 460,717 35,611 7.2
January 1995 501,256 460,841 40,415 8.1
Annual Average 1994 503,322 468,768 34,554 6.9
December 1994 499,207 470,741 28,466 5.7
November 1994 504,536 473,781 30,755 6.1
October 1994 503,083 471,452 31,631 6.3
September 1994 502,389 470,086 32,303 6.4
August 1994 509,027 474,711 34,316 6.7
July 1994 506,588 472,433 34,155 6.7
June 1994 505,606 472,427 33,179 6.6
May 1994 497,047 465,687 31,360 6.3
April 1994 495,986 463,736 32,250 6.5
March 1994 500,658 461,402 39,256 7.8
February 1994 505,333 464,447 40,886 8.1
January 1994 510,401 464,314 46,087 9.0
Annual Average 1993 514,120 473,227 40,893 8.0
December 1993 509,193 474,083 35,110 6.9
November 1993 511,923 477,354 34,569 6.8
October 1993 512,327 475,369 36,958 7.2
September 1993 513,021 475,708 37,313 7.3
August 1993 521,330 482,970 38,360 7.4
July 1993 520,430 481,739 38,691 7.4
June 1993 519,362 479,093 40,269 7.8
May 1993 509,807 470,447 39,360 7.7
April 1993 507,354 466,743 40,611 8.0
March 1993 510,427 464,319 46,108 9.0
February 1993 514,917 464,758 50,159 9.7
January 1993 519,347 466,140 53,207 10.2
Annual Average 1992 517,841 471,874 45,967 8.9
December 1992 519,417 476,586 42,831 8.2
November 1992 523,525 479,415 44,110 8.4
October 1992 519,076 475,516 43,560 8.4
September 1992 519,306 474,809 44,497 8.6
August 1992 526,684 480,778 45,906 8.7
July 1992 526,122 480,006 46,116 8.8
June 1992 522,778 476,260 46,518 8.9
May 1992 510,516 467,515 43,001 8.4
April 1992 511,697 467,750 43,947 8.6
March 1992 509,749 461,516 48,233 9.5
February 1992 511,433 460,572 50,861 9.9
January 1992 513,793 461,766 52,027 10.1
Annual Average 1991 511,138 469,341 41,797 8.2
December 1991 512,368 469,729 42,639 8.3
November 1991 514,269 471,998 42,271 8.2
October 1991 513,374 469,973 43,401 8.5
September 1991 513,126 470,085 43,041 8.4
August 1991 514,462 472,473 41,989 8.2
July 1991 513,940 472,435 41,505 8.1
June 1991 512,937 472,841 40,096 7.8
May 1991 503,973 465,018 38,955 7.7
April 1991 505,208 467,376 37,832 7.5
March 1991 506,383 465,002 41,381 8.2
February 1991 509,850 465,983 43,867 8.6
January 1991 513,774 469,184 44,590 8.7
Annual Average 1990 514,109 482,493 31,616 6.1
December 1990 514,392 480,253 34,139 6.6
November 1990 517,060 482,821 34,239 6.6
October 1990 518,599 485,931 32,668 6.3
September 1990 519,655 487,053 32,602 6.3
August 1990 520,445 489,218 31,227 6.0
July 1990 519,420 487,302 32,118 6.2
June 1990 518,383 489,080 29,303 5.7
May 1990 508,213 480,413 27,800 5.5
April 1990 506,644 478,848 27,796 5.5
March 1990 507,335 475,358 31,977 6.3
February 1990 507,485 475,037 32,448 6.4
January 1990 511,672 478,600 33,072 6.5

*Subject to approval by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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