Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 594,000 jobs in Providence, Rhode Island in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 663,158 employed persons for the month. Providence lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 919 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Providence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	594,000	-200	+2,100
CPS	663,158	-919	+3,736

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Providence, Rhode Island Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Providence 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 for Providence, Rhode Island

CES employment for Providence peaked in December 2018 at 595,500. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Providence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 672,570 for Providence in July 2018. 9,412 jobs have been lost in Providence since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Providence, Rhode Island Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	594,000	-200	663,158	-919
January 2019	594,200	-1,300	664,077	-3,442
December 2018	595,500	2,900	667,519	1,015
November 2018	592,600	-400	666,504	-2,443
October 2018	593,000	900	668,947	1,236
September 2018	592,100	-800	667,711	-1,439
August 2018	592,900	100	669,150	-3,420
July 2018	592,800	400	672,570	3,015
June 2018	592,400	300	669,555	1,406
May 2018	592,100	600	668,149	3,995
April 2018	591,500	-400	664,154	1,951
March 2018	591,900	0	662,203	2,781