Rhode Island

Senator: Jack Reed (D)
Senator: Sheldon Whitehouse (D)
Congressional Rep: Patrick Kennedy
Congressional Rep: Jim Langevin

Employment Statistics

US Number of Sm Biz 2005: 25,823,400
State Number of Sm Biz 2005: 100,000
Per. in State: 0.4%

US Number of employees: 57,447,570
State Number of Employees: 244,561
Per. in State: 0.4%

Federal Small Business Contract Expenses: $159,314,037
Total National Small Business Expenses: $131,936,125,183
Per. of National Small Business Expenses: 0.12%

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