Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 505,000 jobs in Rhode Island in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 539,377 employed persons for the month. Rhode Island added 2,200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 243 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Rhode Island job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	505,000	+2,200	+7,100
CPS	539,377	-243	+8,228

Rhode Island Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Rhode Island as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Rhode Island

CES employment in December 2018 for Rhode Island is at a new high of 505,000.

CPS employment in Rhode Island reached a maximum of 547,423 in January 2007. 8,046 jobs have been lost in Rhode Island since then according to the household survey. From a November 2011 low of 496,393, Rhode Island has added 42,984 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rhode Island Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	505,000	2,200	539,377	-243
November 2018	502,800	-800	539,620	-281
October 2018	503,600	1,000	539,901	62
September 2018	502,600	500	539,839	219
August 2018	502,100	-2,200	539,620	979
July 2018	504,300	1,700	538,641	1,809
June 2018	502,600	2,700	536,832	1,671
May 2018	499,900	800	535,161	1,472
April 2018	499,100	700	533,689	944
March 2018	498,400	-400	532,745	745
February 2018	498,800	1,100	532,000	538
January 2018	497,700	-200	531,462	313