Rhode Island economy

Rhode Island produced $88.2 billion of goods and services in 2025, ranking #45 among the states. Below: growth, income, prices, jobs and the industries behind the total.

Capital Providence1,114,521 people, 2025Statehood 1790New England region

GDP, 2025$88.2B#45 of 51 · 0.3% of US

Real GDP growth, 2025+2.8%#12 of 51 · US +2.3%

Income per person, 2025$75,233#23 of 51 · US $77,028

Unemployment, September 20263.6%#23 of 51 · #1 = lowest

Fig. 1GDP, 1997–2025Current dollars and real (chained 2017) dollars, billions

Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars

BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.

Industries, 2025

Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.

By year

Industry	Value added	Share	vs US share	Rank
Real estate	$12.3B	13.9%	+0.2 pp	22
Government	$10.5B	11.9%	+0.8 pp	18
Manufacturing	$6.2B	7.0%	−2.5 pp	39
Finance & insurance	$11.2B	12.7%	+4.0 pp	8
Professional services	$6.1B	7.0%	−1.0 pp	22
Health care	$8.8B	10.0%	+2.5 pp	6
Wholesale trade	$5.2B	5.9%	−0.4 pp	26
Retail trade	$5.0B	5.7%	−0.2 pp	35
Information	$2.2B	2.4%	−3.3 pp	35
Construction	$3.3B	3.8%	−0.6 pp	39
Transportation & warehousing	$1.8B	2.0%	−1.3 pp	46
Accommodation & food	$3.8B	4.3%	+1.2 pp	9
Administrative & waste services	$2.8B	3.2%	+0.2 pp	15
Other services	$1.9B	2.1%	+0.1 pp	30
Management of companies	$1.8B	2.0%	+0.2 pp	14
Utilities	$1.5B	1.8%	+0.1 pp	24
Mining, oil & gas	$107M	0.1%	−1.2 pp	38
Education	$2.6B	3.0%	+1.8 pp	2
Arts & recreation	$873M	1.0%	−0.1 pp	21
Agriculture	$164M	0.2%	−0.6 pp	46

Fig. 2Unemployment rate, 2000–2026Monthly, seasonally adjusted, percent of the labor force

BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.

Metro areas in Rhode Island

Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.

	Metro area	Population	GDP	Income per person	Unemployment
	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,700,901	$116.4B	$70,086	4.7%