Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 498,900 jobs in Rhode Island in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 532,007 employed persons for the month. Rhode Island added 1,200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 545 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Rhode Island job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	498,900	+1,200	+6,300
CPS	532,007	+545	+3,934

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 February 2018 for Rhode Island is at a new high of 498,900.

CPS employment in Rhode Island reached a maximum of 547,423 in January 2007. 15,416 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 35,614 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Rhode Island Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	498,900	1,200	532,007	545
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
August 2017	495,500	900	530,676	452
July 2017	494,600	-300	530,224	514
June 2017	494,900	2,100	529,710	414
May 2017	492,800	700	529,296	380
April 2017	492,100	200	528,916	394
March 2017	491,900	-700	528,522	449