PODCAST: Rhode Island's Most Unemployed Cities and Towns
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PODCAST: Rhode Island's Most Unemployed Cities and Towns
The latest statewide unemployment figure reported for the State of Rhode Island was 9.1% this past August, which was the third highest rate in the country. However 14 Rhode Island municipalities posted unemployment levels even higher than that number-- with most in the the state's urban core.
Rhode Island's Most Unemployed Cities and Towns
#39 Narragansett
Latest Unemployment Rate: 6.0
Labor Force: 9,244
Employed: 8,688
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 9.0 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 5.6 (September 2012, June 2013)
#37 (Tie) Jamestown
Latest Unemployment Rate: 6.5
Labor Force: 3,014
Employed: 2,818
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 9.5 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 5.7 (June 2013)
#37 (Tie) New Shoreham
Latest Unemployment Rate: 6.5
Labor Force: 1,507
Employed: 1,409
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 30.9 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 5.0 (August 2011)
#36 Barrington
Latest Unemployment Rate: 6.8
Labor Force: 8,211
Employed: 7,651
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.8 (August 2011)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.4 (April, May, July 2013)
#35 Richmond
Latest Unemployment Rate: 6.9
Labor Force: 4,316
Employed: 4,018
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.5 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 5.2 (May 2013)
#34 Glocester
Latest Unemployment Rate: 7.2
Labor Force: 5,893
Employed: 5,470
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.7 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.4 (June 2013)
#33 North Kingstown
Latest Unemployment Rate: 7.3
Labor Force: 15,033
Employed: 13,939
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.5 (January, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.6 (June 2013)
#32 Little Compton
Latest Unemployment Rate: 7.4
Labor Force: 1,904
Employed: 1,763
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.4 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.9 (April 2013)
#31 Middletown
Latest Unemployment Rate: 7.5
Labor Force: 7,917
Employed: 7,325
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 13.5 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.1 (June 2013)
#30 Portsmouth
Latest Unemployment Rate: 7.6
Labor Force: 9,362
Employed: 8,651
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.5 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.6 (June 2013)
#28 (Tie) Bristol
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.0
Labor Force: 12,455
Employed: 11,457
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.6 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.6 (June 2013)
#28 (Tie) Westerly
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.0
Labor Force: 11,917
Employed: 10,961
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.2 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.8 (September 2012)
#27 Smithfield
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.3
Labor Force: 11,781
Employed: 10,799
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.4 (August 2011, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 5.7 (June 2013)
#25 (Tie) Foster
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.4
Labor Force: 2,701
Employed: 2,475
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 13.4 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.9 (June 2012)
#25 (Tie) N. Smithfield
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.4
Labor Force: 3,014
Employed: 2,818
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 9.8 (August 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.4 (December 2012)
#23 (Tie) Coventry
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.6
Labor Force: 20,279
Employed: 18,537
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.1 (August 2011, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.1 (June 2013)
#23 (Tie) Cumberland
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.6
Labor Force: 19,055
Employed: 17,422
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.4 (August 2011, July 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.4 (June 2013)
#20 (Tie) Newport
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.7
Labor Force: 12,885
Employed: 11,763
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 14.1 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.2 (September 2012)
#20 (Tie) Warwick
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.7
Labor Force: 46,308
Employed: 42,297
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 9.5 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.4 (August 2011)
#20 (Tie) West Greenwich
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.7
Labor Force: 3,678
Employed: 3,359
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.7 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.6 (June 2013)
#19 East Greenwich
Latest Unemployment Rate: 8.9
Labor Force: 6,784
Employed: 6,178
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.0 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.5 (June 2013)
#15 (Tie) Charlestown
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.0
Labor Force: 4,506
Employed: 4,099
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 14.2 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.1 (June 2013)
#15 (Tie) Lincoln
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.0
Labor Force: 11,781
Employed: 10,717
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.4 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.9 (November 2012, June 2013)
#15 (Tie) South Kingstown
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.0
Labor Force: 16,455
Employed: 14,982
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.6 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.8 (September 2012)
#15 (Tie) Warren
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.0
Labor Force: 5,908
Employed: 5,377
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.0 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.6 (June 2013)
#14 Exeter
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.2
Labor Force: 3,865
Employed: 3,509
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.7 (March 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.6 (September 2011)
#13 Tiverton
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.3
Labor Force: 8,882
Employed: 8,058
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.0 (January, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 7.4 (June 2013)
#10 (Tie) Cranston
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.5
Labor Force: 41,657
Employed: 37,682
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.3 (July 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.8 (April 2013)
#10 (Tie) East Providence
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.5
Labor Force: 24,677
Employed: 22,339
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.6 (January, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.7 (June 2013)
#10 (Tie) West Warwick
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.5
Labor Force: 16,240
Employed: 14,693
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.9 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.4 (June 2013)
#8 (Tie) Hopkinton
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.8
Labor Force: 4,888
Employed: 4,411
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.2 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 6.6 (June 2012)
#8 (Tie) North Providence
Latest Unemployment Rate: 9.8
Labor Force: 18,130
Employed: 16,347
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.3 (August 2011)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.5 (April 2013)
#7 Burrillville
Latest Unemployment Rate: 10.0
Labor Force: 9,526
Employed: 8,570
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.6 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.0 (June 2013)
#6 Scituate
Latest Unemployment Rate: 10.4
Labor Force: 6,166
Employed: 5,527
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.2 (July 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 8.4 (June 2013)
#5 Johnston
Latest Unemployment Rate: 10.5
Labor Force: 15,645
Employed: 14,004
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 12.9 (February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 9.2 (June 2013)
#4 Pawtucket
Latest Unemployment Rate: 11.1
Labor Force: 36,412
Employed: 32,378
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 13.7 (July 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.2 (June 2013)
#3 Woonsocket
Latest Unemployment Rate: 11.2
Labor Force: 20,730
Employed: 18,409
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 13.6 (January 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.7 (June 2013)
#2 Providence
Latest Unemployment Rate: 11.5
Labor Force: 80,605
Employed: 71,362
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 14.3 (August 2011)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 10.4 (May 2013)
#1 Central Falls
Latest Unemployment Rate: 12.1
Labor Force: 8,348
Employed: 7,341
Highest Rate in Last Two Years: 15.3 (January, February 2012)
Lowest Rate in Last Two Years: 11.4 (April 2013)
