Rhode Island state prices & labor vs the US
Where Rhode Island sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.35
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −1.1% vs US
Residential electricity
28.29¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +8.1% YoY · +54.5% vs US
Industrial electricity
22.86¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +7.3% YoY · +134.0% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
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BLS QCEW · — · — YoY
Unemployment rate
3.7%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · -0.6pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.