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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island was 690,505 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs690,505
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high690,5052025
Series low423,7181975

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Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island, 1969 to 2025

400K500K600K700K19691978198719962005201420251969: 440,080 jobs1970: 440,434 jobs1971: 436,230 jobs1972: 447,168 jobs1973: 452,029 jobs1974: 439,492 jobs1975: 423,718 jobs1976: 442,018 jobs1977: 459,260 jobs1978: 474,204 jobs1979: 483,338 jobs1980: 484,272 jobs1981: 483,652 jobs1982: 474,725 jobs1983: 480,235 jobs1984: 503,670 jobs1985: 518,775 jobs1986: 536,778 jobs1987: 546,024 jobs1988: 559,738 jobs1989: 560,370 jobs1990: 550,468 jobs1991: 523,917 jobs1992: 529,175 jobs1993: 533,447 jobs1994: 532,959 jobs1995: 536,250 jobs1996: 539,724 jobs1997: 545,955 jobs1998: 554,761 jobs1999: 566,528 jobs2000: 582,589 jobs2001: 585,235 jobs2002: 588,125 jobs2003: 594,099 jobs2004: 602,389 jobs2005: 605,726 jobs2006: 611,113 jobs2007: 617,961 jobs2008: 608,884 jobs2009: 588,270 jobs2010: 586,329 jobs2011: 591,668 jobs2012: 592,954 jobs2013: 602,383 jobs2014: 613,132 jobs2015: 627,007 jobs2016: 633,451 jobs2017: 638,889 jobs2018: 648,777 jobs2019: 651,058 jobs2020: 615,803 jobs2021: 640,282 jobs2022: 665,883 jobs2023: 676,236 jobs2024: 685,665 jobs2025: 690,505 jobs400K500K600K700K19691988200720251969: 440,080 jobs1970: 440,434 jobs1971: 436,230 jobs1972: 447,168 jobs1973: 452,029 jobs1974: 439,492 jobs1975: 423,718 jobs1976: 442,018 jobs1977: 459,260 jobs1978: 474,204 jobs1979: 483,338 jobs1980: 484,272 jobs1981: 483,652 jobs1982: 474,725 jobs1983: 480,235 jobs1984: 503,670 jobs1985: 518,775 jobs1986: 536,778 jobs1987: 546,024 jobs1988: 559,738 jobs1989: 560,370 jobs1990: 550,468 jobs1991: 523,917 jobs1992: 529,175 jobs1993: 533,447 jobs1994: 532,959 jobs1995: 536,250 jobs1996: 539,724 jobs1997: 545,955 jobs1998: 554,761 jobs1999: 566,528 jobs2000: 582,589 jobs2001: 585,235 jobs2002: 588,125 jobs2003: 594,099 jobs2004: 602,389 jobs2005: 605,726 jobs2006: 611,113 jobs2007: 617,961 jobs2008: 608,884 jobs2009: 588,270 jobs2010: 586,329 jobs2011: 591,668 jobs2012: 592,954 jobs2013: 602,383 jobs2014: 613,132 jobs2015: 627,007 jobs2016: 633,451 jobs2017: 638,889 jobs2018: 648,777 jobs2019: 651,058 jobs2020: 615,803 jobs2021: 640,282 jobs2022: 665,883 jobs2023: 676,236 jobs2024: 685,665 jobs2025: 690,505 jobs
jobs. Source: BEA, SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 57 values
Periodjobs
2025690,505
2024685,665
2023676,236
2022665,883
2021640,282
2020615,803
2019651,058
2018648,777
2017638,889
2016633,451
2015627,007
2014613,132
2013602,383
2012592,954
2011591,668
2010586,329
2009588,270
2008608,884
2007617,961
2006611,113
2005605,726
2004602,389
2003594,099
2002588,125
2001585,235
2000582,589
1999566,528
1998554,761
1997545,955
1996539,724
1995536,250
1994532,959
1993533,447
1992529,175
1991523,917
1990550,468
1989560,370
1988559,738
1987546,024
1986536,778
1985518,775
1984503,670
1983480,235
1982474,725
1981483,652
1980484,272
1979483,338
1978474,204
1977459,260
1976442,018
1975423,718
1974439,492
1973452,029
1972447,168
1971436,230
1970440,434
1969440,080

Compared with United States

Place2025
Rhode Island690,505
United States218,324,700

Rhode Island compared with nearby places

Alabama: 2,966,686 jobsAlaska: 472,008 jobsArizona: 4,455,141 jobsArkansas: 1,811,561 jobsCalifornia: 25,407,891 jobsColorado: 4,231,488 jobsConnecticut: 2,424,541 jobsDelaware: 678,218 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 896,204 jobsFlorida: 15,174,955 jobsGeorgia: 7,184,433 jobsHawaii: 925,451 jobsIdaho: 1,238,642 jobsIllinois: 8,197,037 jobsIndiana: 4,213,622 jobsIowa: 2,122,389 jobsKansas: 2,007,083 jobsKentucky: 2,718,290 jobsLouisiana: 2,831,737 jobsMaine: 898,379 jobsMaryland: 4,009,451 jobsMassachusetts: 5,020,627 jobsMichigan: 5,946,187 jobsMinnesota: 3,914,167 jobsMississippi: 1,713,294 jobsMissouri: 3,998,549 jobsMontana: 761,061 jobsNebraska: 1,410,465 jobsNevada: 2,163,825 jobsNew Hampshire: 942,254 jobsNew Jersey: 6,095,348 jobsNew Mexico: 1,183,906 jobsNew York: 13,498,360 jobsNorth Carolina: 6,864,520 jobsNorth Dakota: 605,276 jobsOhio: 7,394,537 jobsOklahoma: 2,466,719 jobsOregon: 2,671,758 jobsPennsylvania: 8,150,272 jobsRhode Island: 690,505 jobsSouth Carolina: 3,245,739 jobsSouth Dakota: 665,420 jobsTennessee: 4,633,711 jobsTexas: 20,639,097 jobsUtah: 2,458,247 jobsVermont: 439,349 jobsVirginia: 5,789,397 jobsWashington: 4,879,224 jobsWest Virginia: 910,570 jobsWisconsin: 3,855,203 jobsWyoming: 451,906 jobs
  • Under 900K
  • 900K to 1.8M
  • 1.8M to 2.7M
  • 2.7M to 4.2M
  • 4.2M to 6.6M
  • 6.6M and over
Total employment (jobs, BEA), 2025, jobs. Rhode Island is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average annual number of full-time and part-time jobs located in a place, wage and salary jobs plus proprietors (self-employed and partners), farm and nonfarm. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 7010, nation and states.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice, and jobs are counted where they are, not where the worker lives. Broader than oews_employment, which leaves out the self-employed and farm workers. BEA stopped publishing county employment after 2022, so there is no county level.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states (Total employment (jobs, BEA), Rhode Island, 1969 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip

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SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Rhode Island, 1969 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 30 Sept. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Total employment (jobs, BEA), Rhode Island, 1969 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/rhode-island.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states, Total employment (jobs, BEA), Rhode Island, 1969 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/total-employment-jobs/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island?

Total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island was 690,505 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, total employment (number of jobs), United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest total employment (jobs, BEA) in Rhode Island?

690,505 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 1969 in this series.

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