Providence-Warwick, Rhode Island Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Providence fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Rhode Island rate. The unemployment rate in Providence peaked in September 2009 at 11.5% and is now 8.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Providence unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Rhode Island	3.9%	-0.1	-0.4
Providence	3.5%	-0.4	-1.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 56,281 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Providence	23,812	-3,455	-7,312

Number of Unemployed Persons

Providence, Rhode Island Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Rhode Island Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployment Rate	Providence Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.5%	23,812
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	3.9%	27,267
December 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	27,902
November 2018	3.7%	4.0%	3.9%	27,330
October 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.7%	25,410
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	27,488
August 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.9%	27,304
July 2018	3.9%	3.9%	4.0%	27,979
June 2018	4.0%	4.0%	4.0%	28,017
May 2018	3.8%	4.0%	4.2%	29,473
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.4%	30,627