Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Job Growth

There were 597,100 jobs in Providence, Rhode Island in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 664,394 employed persons for the month. Providence lost 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,460 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Providence job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	597,100	-200	+4,300
CPS	664,394	+1,460	+1,564

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 June 2019 at 597,300. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Providence according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 670,971 for Providence in December 2006. 6,577 jobs have been lost in Providence since then according to the household survey. From a September 2011 low of 609,875, Providence has added 54,519 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Providence, Rhode Island Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	597,100	-200	664,394	1,460
June 2019	597,300	2,900	662,934	296
May 2019	594,400	-1,900	662,638	-527
April 2019	596,300	2,200	663,165	-395
March 2019	594,100	-300	663,560	-388
February 2019	594,400	200	663,948	-121
January 2019	594,200	-1,300	664,069	112
December 2018	595,500	2,900	663,957	-26
November 2018	592,600	-400	663,983	22
October 2018	593,000	900	663,961	328
September 2018	592,100	-800	663,633	429
August 2018	592,900	100	663,204	374