Woonsocket City, RI Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 19,624 | - | 9.7 | - |
| 1991 | 18,784 | -4.3 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 18,651 | -0.7 | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 18,238 | -2.2 | 9.5 | -1.5 |
| 1994 | 17,693 | -3.0 | 8.3 | -1.2 |
| 1995 | 18,836 | 6.5 | 6.7 | -1.6 |
| 1996 | 19,209 | 2.0 | 6.6 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 19,512 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | 19,870 | 1.8 | 5.3 | -0.8 |
| 1999 | 20,068 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 20,050 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 2001 | 19,989 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| 2002 | 20,110 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 20,625 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 20,250 | -1.8 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 20,519 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 20,834 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 2007 | 20,860 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| 2008 | 20,106 | -3.6 | 9.1 | 3.2 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 19,771 | - | 11.6 | - |
| Feb | 19,609 | - | 12.5 | - |
| Mar | 19,419 | - | 10.5 | - |
| Apr | 19,403 | - | 9.3 | - |
| May | 19,532 | - | 9.0 | - |
| Jun | 19,695 | - | 8.8 | - |
| Jul | 19,653 | - | 9.1 | - |
| Aug | 19,749 | - | 8.5 | - |
| Sep | 19,647 | - | 9.6 | - |
| Oct | 19,650 | - | 9.8 | - |
| Nov | 19,694 | - | 9.2 | - |
| Dec | 19,664 | - | 9.1 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 18,915 | -4.3 | 11.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 18,788 | -4.2 | 11.6 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 18,591 | -4.3 | 11.1 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 18,564 | -4.3 | 10.1 | 0.9 |
| May | 18,684 | -4.3 | 10.1 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 18,816 | -4.5 | 10.4 | 1.7 |
| Jul | 18,805 | -4.3 | 10.3 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 18,908 | -4.3 | 10.8 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 18,697 | -4.8 | 11.8 | 2.2 |
| Oct | 18,789 | -4.4 | 12.1 | 2.3 |
| Nov | 18,940 | -3.8 | 10.7 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 18,912 | -3.8 | 10.4 | 1.3 |
| 1992-Jan | 18,424 | -2.6 | 12.2 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 18,372 | -2.2 | 12.7 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 18,233 | -1.9 | 11.6 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 18,387 | -1.0 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 18,509 | -0.9 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 18,699 | -0.6 | 10.4 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 18,820 | 0.1 | 9.9 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 18,858 | -0.3 | 9.8 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 18,709 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 18,844 | 0.3 | 11.0 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 19,004 | 0.3 | 10.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 18,954 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 1993-Jan | 18,254 | -0.9 | 10.4 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 18,145 | -1.2 | 11.2 | -1.5 |
| Mar | 17,947 | -1.6 | 10.9 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 18,009 | -2.1 | 10.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 18,170 | -1.8 | 9.2 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 18,322 | -2.0 | 8.6 | -1.8 |
| Jul | 18,408 | -2.2 | 8.2 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 18,443 | -2.2 | 8.4 | -1.4 |
| Sep | 18,227 | -2.6 | 9.3 | -2.9 |
| Oct | 18,257 | -3.1 | 9.3 | -1.7 |
| Nov | 18,361 | -3.4 | 9.0 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 18,312 | -3.4 | 8.8 | -1.7 |
| 1994-Jan | 17,740 | -2.8 | 10.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 17,727 | -2.3 | 11.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 17,540 | -2.3 | 9.7 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 17,532 | -2.6 | 8.4 | -1.9 |
| May | 17,662 | -2.8 | 7.8 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 17,868 | -2.5 | 8.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 17,781 | -3.4 | 7.7 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 17,849 | -3.2 | 7.9 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 17,591 | -3.5 | 7.8 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 17,681 | -3.2 | 7.3 | -2.1 |
| Nov | 17,768 | -3.2 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
| Dec | 17,574 | -4.0 | 6.8 | -2.0 |
| 1995-Jan | 18,725 | 5.6 | 8.0 | -2.5 |
| Feb | 18,724 | 5.6 | 7.5 | -3.6 |
| Mar | 18,661 | 6.4 | 7.4 | -2.2 |
| Apr | 18,669 | 6.5 | 6.3 | -2.2 |
| May | 18,508 | 4.8 | 6.3 | -1.4 |
| Jun | 18,751 | 4.9 | 6.5 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 18,794 | 5.7 | 7.1 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 18,983 | 6.4 | 6.8 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 18,888 | 7.4 | 6.5 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 19,031 | 7.6 | 6.5 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 19,212 | 8.1 | 5.6 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 19,089 | 8.6 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 1996-Jan | 18,606 | -0.6 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 18,744 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 18,850 | 1.0 | 6.8 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 18,951 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 19,005 | 2.7 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 19,284 | 2.8 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 19,286 | 2.6 | 6.1 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 19,459 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 19,427 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 19,579 | 2.9 | 6.4 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 19,717 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 19,603 | 2.7 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 19,057 | 2.4 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 19,039 | 1.6 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 19,180 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 19,327 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 19,315 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 19,547 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 19,666 | 2.0 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 19,795 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 19,731 | 1.6 | 5.4 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 19,767 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 19,921 | 1.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 19,800 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 1998-Jan | 19,598 | 2.8 | 6.7 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 19,554 | 2.7 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 19,564 | 2.0 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 19,643 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| May | 19,618 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 19,826 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Jul | 19,889 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 20,010 | 1.1 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 19,979 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 20,071 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 20,350 | 2.2 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 20,339 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -1.6 |
| 1999-Jan | 19,784 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 19,791 | 1.2 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 19,923 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -1.7 |
| Apr | 20,014 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 19,936 | 1.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 20,062 | 1.2 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 20,106 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 20,194 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 20,069 | 0.5 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 20,159 | 0.4 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 20,401 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 20,382 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 19,866 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 19,859 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 19,899 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 20,118 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 19,867 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 20,147 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Jul | 20,086 | -0.1 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 20,117 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 20,016 | -0.3 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 20,110 | -0.2 | 3.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 20,263 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 20,257 | -0.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 19,875 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 19,868 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 19,823 | -0.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 19,925 | -1.0 | 4.7 | 0.9 |
| May | 19,844 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 20,084 | -0.3 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 20,055 | -0.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 20,036 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 20,098 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 20,051 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 20,123 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 20,085 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 19,552 | -1.6 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| Feb | 19,792 | -0.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 19,780 | -0.2 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 19,857 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| May | 19,898 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 20,143 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 20,238 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 20,331 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1.1 |
| Sep | 20,384 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 20,375 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 20,528 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 20,444 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 20,555 | 5.1 | 7.6 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 20,525 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 20,473 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 20,612 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 20,556 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 20,773 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Jul | 20,660 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 20,685 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 20,655 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 20,663 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 20,745 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 20,599 | 0.8 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 20,074 | -2.3 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 20,005 | -2.5 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 19,980 | -2.4 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 20,132 | -2.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 20,080 | -2.3 | 6.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 20,307 | -2.2 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 20,392 | -1.3 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 20,376 | -1.5 | 5.5 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 20,343 | -1.5 | 5.1 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 20,397 | -1.3 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 20,532 | -1.0 | 5.1 | -1.2 |
| Dec | 20,383 | -1.0 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| 2005-Jan | 20,031 | -0.2 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 20,062 | 0.3 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 20,107 | 0.6 | 6.2 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 20,354 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| May | 20,383 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 20,599 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 20,676 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 20,789 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 20,762 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 20,762 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 20,910 | 1.8 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 20,796 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 20,448 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 20,439 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 20,498 | 1.9 | 6.0 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 20,712 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 20,678 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 20,946 | 1.7 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 20,929 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 20,963 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 20,999 | 1.1 | 4.6 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 21,070 | 1.5 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 21,188 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 21,137 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 20,832 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 20,793 | 1.7 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 20,776 | 1.4 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 20,790 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 20,803 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 21,037 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 20,940 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 20,865 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 20,929 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 20,840 | -1.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 20,976 | -1.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| Dec | 20,734 | -1.9 | 6.8 | 1.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 20,325 | -2.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 20,192 | -2.9 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 20,176 | -2.9 | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 20,291 | -2.4 | 7.5 | 1.7 |
| May | 20,087 | -3.4 | 9.0 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 20,261 | -3.7 | 9.1 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 20,208 | -3.5 | 9.7 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 20,103 | -3.7 | 10.3 | 4.4 |
| Sep | 20,061 | -4.1 | 9.6 | 4.2 |
| Oct | 19,950 | -4.3 | 9.9 | 4.3 |
| Nov | 19,977 | -4.8 | 9.7 | 3.8 |
| Dec | 19,645 | -5.3 | 10.8 | 4.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 19,160 | -5.7 | 12.9 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 19,204 | -4.9 | 12.8 | 4.9 |
| Mar | 19,146 | -5.1 | 12.7 | 4.7 |
| Apr | 19,100 | -5.9 | 13.4 | 5.9 |
| May | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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