Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 501,900 jobs in Rhode Island in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 539,624 employed persons for the month. Rhode Island lost 2,400 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 983 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Rhode Island job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	501,900	-2,400	+6,400
CPS	539,624	+983	+8,948

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 peaked in July 2018 for Rhode Island at 504,300. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Rhode Island according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Rhode Island reached a maximum of 547,423 in January 2007. 7,799 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 43,231 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rhode Island Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	501,900	-2,400	539,624	983
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
December 2017	497,900	300	531,149	-61
November 2017	497,600	800	531,210	-58
October 2017	496,800	1,700	531,268	203
September 2017	495,100	-400	531,065	389