Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Providence fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Rhode Island rate. The unemployment rate in Providence peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Providence unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Rhode Island	4.4%	-0.1	0.0
Providence	4.2%	-0.2	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Providence, Rhode Island, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Providence, Rhode Island Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Providence peaked in October 2009 at 80,093. There are now 50,664 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Providence employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Providence, Rhode Island) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Providence	29,429	-1,198	-833

Number of Unemployed Persons

Providence, Rhode Island Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Rhode Island Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	4.4%	4.2%	29,429
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	4.4%	30,627
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.3%	30,069
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.5%	31,124
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	30,126
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	31,050
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	30,770
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	30,410
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	4.4%	30,150
August 2017	4.4%	4.4%	4.4%	30,102
July 2017	4.3%	4.4%	4.4%	30,174