| 2000 vs. 2016 Total Employment Growth and Change Washington County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 25.61% Rank = #1 Kent County 2000 vs. 2016 Net Percent Change = 5.00% Rank = #5 | | | | County Distribution of Employment Growth, 2000 vs. 2016 | More than 20% | 20% to 10% | 10% to 0% | 0% or Below | Total | 2000 vs. 2016 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | Providence County 2016 Employment = 372,888 Percent of State = 58.87% Rank = #1 Bristol County 2016 Employment = 23,300 Percent of State = 3.68% Rank = #5 Washington County 2016 Employment = 79,522 Percent of State = 12.55% Rank = #3 Again highlighting Washington County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 employment statewide (633,419). Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Providence County's 2016 employment totaled 372,888, equating to 58.87% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#5), Bristol County's employment of 23,300 in 2016 comprised just 3.68% of the total statewide. Bristol County's employment in 2016 equates to just 6.2% to that of Providence County's.
- Providence County's 2016 employment (372,888) exceeded the combined employment (260,531) of Rhode Island's four smallest counties.
Washington County Snippets:- Washington County's employment in 2016 ranked #3, amounting to 12.55% of the statewide total.
- Washington County's employment of 79,522 placed below that of Kent County's (99,684, #2), and just above that of Newport County's (58,025, #4).
| | | | County Distribution of Employment, 2016 | More than 300,000 | 300,000 to 200,000 | 200,000 to 100,000 | 100,000 or Below | Total | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | Tip: To augment your analysis click on the column headers in the following table to rank and/or sort the data. | | | | Rhode Island Employment by County: 2000 vs. 2016 | 2000 | | 2016 | | 2000 - 2016 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20,132 | 3.46 | | 23,300 | 3.68 | | 15.74 | 3,168 | 6.23 | 0.22 | | | 94,938 | 16.30 | | 99,684 | 15.74 | | 5.00 | 4,746 | 9.34 | -0.56 | | | 52,262 | 8.97 | | 58,025 | 9.16 | | 11.03 | 5,763 | 11.34 | 0.19 | | | 351,950 | 60.41 | | 372,888 | 58.87 | | 5.95 | 20,938 | 41.19 | -1.54 | | | 63,307 | 10.87 | | 79,522 | 12.55 | | 25.61 | 16,215 | 31.90 | 1.69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 582,589 | 100.00 | | 633,419 | 100.00 | | 8.72 | 50,830 | 100.00 | 0.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 165,370,800 | | | 193,425,900 | | | 16.96 | 28,055,100 | | | | | 142,396,424 | | | 169,971,911 | | | 19.37 | 27,575,487 | | | | | 22,974,376 | | | 23,453,989 | | | 2.09 | 479,613 | | |
Source: Calculations by the Rhode Island Regional Economic Analysis Project (RI-REAP) with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_1000A | | | | |
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