Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Providence fell 0.3 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Rhode Island rate. The unemployment rate in Providence peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Providence unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Rhode Island	3.8%	-0.1	-0.7
Providence	3.7%	-0.3	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 54,748 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Providence	25,345	-2,143	-5,065

Number of Unemployed Persons

Providence, Rhode Island Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Rhode Island Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.7%	25,345
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	27,488
August 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.9%	27,304
July 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.0%	27,979
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.0%	28,017
May 2018	3.8%	4.4%	4.2%	29,473
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