Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 495,400 jobs in Providence, Rhode Island in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 529,959 employed persons for the month. Providence lost 100,700 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 134,845 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Providence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	495,400	-100,700	-103,100
CPS	529,959	-134,845	-134,625

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 February 2020 at 607,700. Since then 112,300 jobs have been lost in Providence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 671,552 for Providence in February 2020. 141,593 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
April 2020	495,400	-100,700	529,959	-134,845
March 2020	596,100	-11,600	664,804	-6,748
February 2020	607,700	2,600	671,552	1,197
January 2020	605,100	1,500	670,355	-1,023
December 2019	603,600	1,700	671,378	1,016
November 2019	601,900	2,700	670,362	1,207
October 2019	599,200	900	669,155	1,337
September 2019	598,300	-400	667,818	1,377
August 2019	598,700	500	666,441	1,212
July 2019	598,200	200	665,229	734
June 2019	598,000	1,100	664,495	169
May 2019	596,900	-1,600	664,326	-258