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Women's Earnings in
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Rhode Island women working full-time earned a median weekly wage of $679 in 2008. This was 78.7 percent of what full-time working males earned ($863) that year - the 3rd highest earnings ratio in New England and the 27th highest in the country. Since 1998, the earnings gap between Ocean State women and men working full-time has improved when compared to regional neighbors and the nation as a whole. While Rhode Island women had earned 71.2 percent of what men did in 1998, the ratio had improved to 78.7 percent by 2008. In order to view this publication, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is available at no charge from the Adobe web site. |
