State of the Ocean State @OceanStateData
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Rhode Island's marine economy (shipbuilding, shipping, fishing and seafood, and marine construction) employed 11,484 people in 2024, up 7% in a year and the most since at least 2004. stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-marine_in…
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On this spring's state tests, 31.9% of Rhode Island students in grades 3–8 met expectations in math, above 2019 (29.8%) and the best since 2018. Reading, at 33.1%, is still below 2019 (38.5%). stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-ricas_math
Rhode Island's payrolls were flat over the past year (−0.1% through September). Underneath, manufacturing added 1,300 jobs and private education 900, while finance & insurance shed 1,300. All 17 industries: stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-job_growth
Rhode Island permitted 1.9 new homes per 1,000 residents in the 12 months through September, behind the rest of New England (2.4) and less than half the national pace (4.2). stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-housing_p…
Violent crime in Rhode Island has fallen 44% since 2013, to 144 per 100,000 residents in 2025, by the FBI's official state estimates. That's under half the U.S. rate (328) and below the rest of New England (210). stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-violent_c…
Rhode Island's drug overdose death rate fell by a third in a year: 16.2 per 100,000 residents in the 12 months to May 2026, down from 24.7. That's the lowest in New England and below the U.S. rate (19.1). stateoftheoceanstate.org/#ind-overdose_…
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