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Building Jobs for Rhode Island An Analysis of Employment and Wages in Rhode Island’s Construction Industries 1992-2002 Download (pdf) |
| Of the major
industry divisions in the Ocean State economy, Construction has been one
of the fastest growing during recent years. Between 1992 and 2002, this
sector added more than 6,700 jobs to the local economy. This 55.2
percent increase was the largest percentage gain reported by any major
sector during this period. By 2002, the state’s 3,529 Construction
establishments employed nearly 19,000 people at an average wage
($41,385) well above the state’s private sector average.
Construction-related jobs now account for 4.7 percent of total private
sector employment in Rhode Island.
Using information collected by the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training and the United States Department of Labor, Building Jobs for Rhode Island analyzes the Construction sector’s growth in employment and annual wages by industry during the past decade. It also presents industry and occupational employment projections for the coming decade. This publication may be a useful tool in discovering where Rhode Island’s Construction industries have been...and where they are going in the future. In order to view this publication, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available at no charge from the Adobe web site. |
