Foster Town, RI Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 2,172 | - | 6.4 | - |
| 1991 | 2,159 | -0.6 | 8.8 | 2.4 |
| 1992 | 2,245 | 4.0 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 2,269 | 1.1 | 7.1 | -1.8 |
| 1994 | 2,249 | -0.9 | 6.9 | -0.3 |
| 1995 | 2,168 | -3.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 2,274 | 4.9 | 6.0 | -1.3 |
| 1997 | 2,332 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 2,346 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 2,410 | 2.7 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| 2000 | 2,198 | -8.8 | 4.7 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 2,208 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 2002 | 2,240 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| 2003 | 2,315 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| 2004 | 2,293 | -0.9 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 2,189 | - | 7.7 | - |
| Feb | 2,171 | - | 8.7 | - |
| Mar | 2,150 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Apr | 2,148 | - | 5.8 | - |
| May | 2,162 | - | 5.2 | - |
| Jun | 2,180 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Jul | 2,176 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Aug | 2,186 | - | 5.4 | - |
| Sep | 2,175 | - | 5.9 | - |
| Oct | 2,175 | - | 7.1 | - |
| Nov | 2,180 | - | 7.0 | - |
| Dec | 2,177 | - | 6.8 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 2,174 | -0.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 2,159 | -0.6 | 9.7 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 2,137 | -0.6 | 9.1 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 2,134 | -0.7 | 7.3 | 1.5 |
| May | 2,147 | -0.7 | 7.7 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 2,163 | -0.8 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| Jul | 2,161 | -0.7 | 9.0 | 3.7 |
| Aug | 2,173 | -0.6 | 9.0 | 3.7 |
| Sep | 2,149 | -1.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 |
| Oct | 2,159 | -0.7 | 9.7 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 2,177 | -0.1 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 2,174 | -0.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 |
| 1992-Jan | 2,217 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 2,211 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 2,194 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 2,213 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 1.8 |
| May | 2,227 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 2,250 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 2,265 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 2,269 | 4.4 | 8.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,252 | 4.8 | 8.8 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 2,268 | 5.0 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 2,287 | 5.1 | 7.5 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 2,281 | 4.9 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| 1993-Jan | 2,271 | 2.4 | 9.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,257 | 2.1 | 8.5 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 2,233 | 1.8 | 8.6 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 2,240 | 1.2 | 8.3 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,260 | 1.5 | 6.8 | -1.9 |
| Jun | 2,279 | 1.3 | 6.1 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 2,290 | 1.1 | 6.8 | -2.7 |
| Aug | 2,294 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -3.2 |
| Sep | 2,267 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -2.9 |
| Oct | 2,271 | 0.1 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 2,284 | -0.1 | 6.6 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 2,278 | -0.1 | 6.1 | -1.9 |
| 1994-Jan | 2,255 | -0.7 | 8.2 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 2,253 | -0.2 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 2,229 | -0.2 | 8.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,228 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| May | 2,245 | -0.7 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 2,271 | -0.4 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,260 | -1.3 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 2,269 | -1.1 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 2,236 | -1.4 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 2,247 | -1.1 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 2,258 | -1.1 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 2,234 | -1.9 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| 1995-Jan | 2,147 | -4.8 | 8.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,144 | -4.8 | 9.4 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 2,137 | -4.1 | 8.4 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 2,128 | -4.5 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 2,133 | -5.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 2,162 | -4.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,161 | -4.4 | 7.7 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 2,189 | -3.5 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 2,178 | -2.6 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 2,192 | -2.4 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 2,222 | -1.6 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 2,221 | -0.6 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 2,187 | 1.9 | 7.4 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 2,207 | 2.9 | 8.4 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 2,224 | 4.1 | 6.8 | -1.6 |
| Apr | 2,228 | 4.7 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| May | 2,248 | 5.4 | 5.3 | -2.4 |
| Jun | 2,286 | 5.7 | 5.3 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 2,285 | 5.7 | 6.2 | -1.5 |
| Aug | 2,311 | 5.6 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| Sep | 2,309 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 2,318 | 5.7 | 5.1 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 2,347 | 5.6 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 2,340 | 5.4 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 2,282 | 4.3 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 2,285 | 3.5 | 6.7 | -1.8 |
| Mar | 2,300 | 3.4 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 2,302 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 2,308 | 2.7 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 2,338 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 2,348 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 2,363 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 2,358 | 2.1 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 2,356 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 2,374 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 2,367 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 2,302 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 2,302 | 0.7 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 2,313 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 2,308 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,312 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 2,343 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 2,358 | 0.4 | 5.0 | -2.2 |
| Aug | 2,368 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 2,358 | 0.0 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 2,370 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 2,406 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 2,408 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 2,337 | 1.5 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 2,350 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 2,383 | 3.0 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 2,390 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -1.4 |
| May | 2,386 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 2,413 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 2,433 | 3.2 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 2,440 | 3.0 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 2,424 | 2.8 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 2,438 | 2.9 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 2,464 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 2,463 | 2.3 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 2,172 | -7.1 | 6.0 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 2,174 | -7.5 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 2,189 | -8.1 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 2,186 | -8.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| May | 2,176 | -8.8 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,200 | -8.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 2,210 | -9.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Aug | 2,209 | -9.5 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 2,197 | -9.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 2,210 | -9.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 2,226 | -9.7 | 3.7 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 2,226 | -9.6 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 2,188 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 2,197 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 2,201 | 0.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 2,195 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| May | 2,189 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 2,218 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 2,219 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 2,222 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 2,211 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Oct | 2,218 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 2,222 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 2,217 | -0.4 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| 2002-Jan | 2,188 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| Feb | 2,204 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 2,213 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 2,207 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| May | 2,209 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 2,241 | 1.0 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| Jul | 2,257 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| Aug | 2,259 | 1.7 | 5.0 | -1.6 |
| Sep | 2,254 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 2,271 | 2.4 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 2,291 | 3.1 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 2,291 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| 2003-Jan | 2,269 | 3.7 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 2,280 | 3.4 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 2,287 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 1.1 |
| Apr | 2,288 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 2,295 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 2,327 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 2,339 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 2,336 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 2,329 | 3.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 2,342 | 3.1 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 2,345 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 2,337 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| 2004-Jan | 2,273 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 2,265 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 2,268 | -0.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 2,274 | -0.6 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
| May | 2,268 | -1.2 | 6.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 2,291 | -1.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 2,318 | -0.9 | 8.2 | 2.1 |
| Aug | 2,307 | -1.2 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 2,301 | -1.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 2,320 | -0.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 2,322 | -1.0 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 2,313 | -1.0 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
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