Rhode Island Labor Reality
Data through August 2026, seasonally adjusted · BLS release published September 18, 2026
Where every New England state stands, August 2026
Employment-population ratio
US, New England, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
Participation × (1 − unemployment rate). New England = unweighted average of the six states below.
All six New England states
What's driving the trend
Region effect vs. state effect
New England minus US, and Rhode Island minus New England. Zero baseline.
Participation vs. unemployment: what moved the ratio
Two-factor decomposition of the change in employment-population ratio. Sums exactly to the total change.
Past 1 year (Aug 2025 → Aug 2026)
Past 10 years (Aug 2016 → Aug 2026)
Participation effect
Unemployment effect
◆ total change
The two components on their own
Labor force participation rate
All 50 states plus DC, August 2026