Rhode Island, Worst job growth. (Woonsocket: employment, vs., statistics)

[9162]

Latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov

Numerical Employment Change, December 2010-December 2011
California +319,348
Texas +220,761
Florida +150,619
Missouri +108,650
Georgia +93,668
Virginia +90,471
Colorado +80,931
New Jersey +78,678
Pennsylvania +74,427
Tennessee +63,528
Indiana +61,292
Massachusetts +49,062
Alabama +41,898
Maryland +39,942
Minnesota +38,274
Oregon +35,797
North Carolina +36,596
Nebraska +29,290
South Carolina +27,517
Mississippi +23,546
Louisiana +22,373
Wisconsin +21,369
Oklahoma +21,094
Kentucky +20,105
Kansas +19,179
Arizona +16,083
West Virginia +14,747
Nevada +14,502
Idaho +12,826
North Dakota +11,660
Connecticut +11,265
Delaware +10,346
Arkansas +8,825
Alaska +7,834
South Dakota +7,748
New Hampshire +7,295
Montana +7,096
Utah +6,023
Ohio +6,005
Wyoming +4,693
New Mexico +4,087
Vermont +3,545
Maine +2,911
District of Columbia +1,349
Hawaii +827
New York +167
Michigan -2,891
Iowa -7,445
Rhode Island -7,662
Washington -18,300
Illinois -76,036

[QuilterChick]

Originally Posted by 9162

Latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bls.gov

Numerical Employment Change, December 2010-December 2011
California +319,348
Texas +220,761
Florida +150,619
Missouri +108,650
Georgia +93,668
Virginia +90,471
Colorado +80,931
New Jersey +78,678
Pennsylvania +74,427
Tennessee +63,528
Indiana +61,292
Massachusetts +49,062
Alabama +41,898
Maryland +39,942
Minnesota +38,274
Oregon +35,797
North Carolina +36,596
Nebraska +29,290
South Carolina +27,517
Mississippi +23,546
Louisiana +22,373
Wisconsin +21,369
Oklahoma +21,094
Kentucky +20,105
Kansas +19,179
Arizona +16,083
West Virginia +14,747
Nevada +14,502
Idaho +12,826
North Dakota +11,660
Connecticut +11,265
Delaware +10,346
Arkansas +8,825
Alaska +7,834
South Dakota +7,748
New Hampshire +7,295
Montana +7,096
Utah +6,023
Ohio +6,005
Wyoming +4,693
New Mexico +4,087
Vermont +3,545
Maine +2,911
District of Columbia +1,349
Hawaii +827
New York +167
Michigan -2,891
Iowa -7,445
Rhode Island -7,662
Washington -18,300
Illinois -76,036

Do they give you the ratio between per capita of each state vs. job growth/loss ...... in percentages? That might be worthwhile knowing.

[rosco917]

It seams like it's a simple plus or minus statistic, per capita may have little to do with it.
no big surprises here.

[QuilterChick]

Originally Posted by rosco917

It seams like it's a simple plus or minus statistic, per capita may have little to do with it.
no big surprises here.

I agree, but believe it or not I've conversed with some people who [don't get out much] and think that California is everything south of Los Angeles. And also folks who think that Rhode Island is part of Long Island. Those people might have been from Woonsocket.

[Hollytree]

I believe the BLS lumps us in with Fall River and New Bedford as part of an SMSA, so you have to look carefully to determine whether their stats are measuring only RI.

This table is interesting and appears to pertain only to our state. Notice how unemployment has fluctuated over the years.

Rhode Island Labor Force Statistics - Seasonally Adjusted

[rosco917]

something certainly is not working right. It looks like the "first in last out" analogy is holding true.

[mr2448]

[quote=QuilterChick;22892866] And also folks who think that Rhode Island is part of Long Island.

well, at least we border Long Island!