According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Rhode
Island women working full-time earned a median weekly wage of
$746 in 2011. This was 81.4 percent of what full-time working
males earned that year - the second highest earnings ratio in
New England and the 23rd highest in the country. Over the past
twelve years, Rhode Island has seen it’s female-to-male
earnings ratio grow from a low of 71.2 percent in 1998 to a high
of 83.9 percent in 2007. This past year, Rhode Island posted an
increase of 6.1 percentage points, rising from 75.3 percent in
2010 to 81.4 percent in 2011.
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