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Table 4-1 –Employment Statistics 2014, 2010, & 2000
Jurisdiction
Newport
Westerly
Rhode Island
Statistic
2000
2010
2014
Labor Force
15,266
15,497
15,194
Employed
12,648
13,652
12,552
Unemployed
1,033
473
821
Employment Rate
58.10%
60.80%
58.80%
Unemployment Rate
4.70%
2.20%
3.80%
Labor Force
11,896
12,473
11,864
Employed
11,214
11,362
10,732
Unemployed
606
1,033
966
Employment Rate
61.90%
61.20%
58.10%
Unemployment Rate
3.30%
5.60%
5.20%
Labor Force
534,353
564,706
568,439
Employed
500,731
515,924
511,362
Unemployed
29,859
44,627
53,671
Employment Rate
60.50%
60.30%
59.30%
Unemployment Rate
3.60%
5.20%
6.20%
Source: American Community Survey
Industry Profile
Table 4-2 provides specific employment data by industry sector for the years 2014, 2010, and 2000. The data in the
table includes figures for the employed military civilians in Newport. Not surprisingly, Educational Services, Health
Care, and Social Assistance is the sector that has the most employees in Newport. Newport has a number of schools,
both public and private, that span all grade levels. The city also has a number of health care and social assistance
facilities like the Newport Hospital and the Maher Center. Employment in Newport’s tourism industry is reflected in
the Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation and Food Services sector. This sector has the second highest
total employment in the City. Taken together, these two sectors (Education/Health Care and Arts & Entertainment)
account for just under half of all employment in Newport.
From years 2010 to 2014, 6 of the 13 sectors experienced decreases in employment. The largest of these decreases
was in the Construction industry, which lost 487 employees. The total amount of jobs lost in all 6 of these sectors
between 2010 and 2014 was 1,286. The 7 remaining sect ors experienced gains in employment between 2010 and
2014. The largest employment gain was in the Public Administration sector with 208. The total amount of jobs
gained in these 7 sectors was 560. Thus, there was a net loss of 627 jobs in all sectors between the years 2010 and
2014.
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