THE CURRENT PERFORMANCE
 OF RHODE ISLAND'S ECONOMY



 
 
SELECTED INDICATOR SUMMARY (Seasonally Adjusted)*
2008M07 2009M06 2009M07
CURRENT CONDITIONS INDEX (out of 100)
8
42
25
Payroll Employment  (thous) 481.4 463.0 463.9
% change (y/y) -2.5% -4.1% -3.6%
Construction Employment (thous) 20.6 17.8 18.3
Manufacturing Employment (thous) 48.0 43.0 43.5
Manufacturing Wage ($) $13.86 $14.04 $14.45
Service-Producing Employment (thous) 412.8 402.2 402.1
Retail Trade Employment (thous) 49.7 47.1 47.2
Information Employent (thous) 10.4 10.0 9.8
Financial Activities Employment (thous) 33.4 32.5 32.7
Professional & Business Service Employment (thous) 54.9 52.1 52.4
Education and Health Employment (thous) 99.5 99.9 99.5
Leisure & Hospitality Employment (thous) 50.3 50.1 50.3
Other Service Employment (thous) 22.8 22.2 22.1
Government Employment (thous) 63.6 61.6 61.3
Single-Unit Housing Permits (AR) 1,010.1 710.3 694.3
% change (y/y) -18.7% 5.9% -31.3%
Unemployment Rate (%) 7.9 12.4 12.7
Labor Force (thous) 568.1 569.7 573.7
Resident Employment (thous) 522.9 499.1 500.8
Initial Claims (thous, AR) 86.5 93.8 126.4
% change (y/y) 1.0% 1.9% 46.1%
Retail Sales (bil $) $11.784 $11.177 $11.623
% change (y/y) -4.2% -7.4% -1.4%
US Consumer Confidence 60.3 71.4 65.1
% change (y/y) -32.1% 26.1% 8.0%
*AR denotes annual rate. % change is year-over-year (y/y)