Average thru week 36 Avg. The 4.5 percent growth rate is the fourth highest in New England. According to MA tax records, the number of Rhode Islanders who reported earning wages in MA rose from 48,290 in 1993 to 66,158 in 1998, an increase of nearly 18,000 or 37 percent. According to RI tax records, about 41,300 MA residents reported wages in RI in 1999, up from 38,000 in 1997.
Prior year reflects latest revision.
R.I. Dept. of Labor and Training, Labor Market Information Unit.