StateMaster - Rhode Islander Economy statistics

Employment	545,260	[44th of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$41,921,000,000.00	[46th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$42,040.00	[17th of 51]
Median Family Income	$58,978.00	[12th of 51]
Median Household Income	$48,722.00	[13th of 51]
Nest Egg Index	102.02	[22nd of 50]
Percent below poverty level	12.8%	[22nd of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	21 %	[14th of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	18 %	[15th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	8.5 %	[24th of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	20.7 %	[13th of 51]
Personal income	$39,054,000,000.00	[43rd of 51]
Total tax burden	$2,408,861,000.00	[42nd of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$2,230.43	[14th of 50]
Unemployment	29,312	[41st of 52]
Unemployment rate	5.1%	[11th of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	-7.8%	[43rd of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	-9.1%	[41st of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	13,424	[36th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	35,714	[37th of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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