Over the last year, industrial employment in Rhode Island dropped 2.2 percent for a loss of 1,325 jobs between December 2011 and December 2012, according to the 2013 Rhode Island Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. in Evanston, Ill.
Rhode Island now accounts for 1,792 manufacturing employers with 58,197 workers, MNI finds.
"Manufacturers in Rhode Island have yet to fully recover from the recession, and high taxes combined with uncertainty over the state's massive debt burden has put a damper on hiring," says Tom Dubin, president of MNI. "However, the state's educated work force and access to capital continue to be a draw for new business."
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