Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 506,300 jobs in Rhode Island in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 539,113 employed persons for the month. Rhode Island added 100 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,251 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Rhode Island job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	506,300	+100	+8,600
CPS	539,113	+1,251	+5,060

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 2019 for Rhode Island is at a new high of 506,300.

CPS employment in Rhode Island reached a maximum of 547,423 in January 2007. 8,310 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 42,720 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 2019	506,300	100	539,113	1,251
November 2019	506,200	500	537,862	1,382
October 2019	505,700	2,300	536,480	1,221
September 2019	503,400	-600	535,259	667
August 2019	504,000	600	534,592	1,102
July 2019	503,400	800	533,490	1,145
June 2019	502,600	3,200	532,345	242
May 2019	499,400	100	532,103	-405
April 2019	499,300	3,200	532,508	-436
March 2019	496,100	900	532,944	-535
February 2019	495,200	0	533,479	-416
January 2019	495,200	-2,500	533,895	-158