Bristol, RI jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Bristol
- Data Analysis and EngineerVatn Systems
- Sr. Metrology EngineerVatn Systems
- Growth Manager – Commercial, State, and Local MarketsVatn Systems
- Embedded Firmware EngineerVatn Systems
- Manufacturing EngineerVatn Systems
- Perception EngineerVatn Systems
- Quality EngineerVatn Systems
- Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and RecreationRoger Williams University
- Engineering ManagerComposite Energy Technologies
- Accounting ManagerJobot
Employers hiring most in Bristol
- Vatn Systems7 open roles
- Composite Energy Technologies1 open role
- Jobot1 open role
- KVH Industries1 open role
- Roger Williams University1 open role
Bristol layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Bristol in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Bristol
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Roger Williams University School of Law | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bristol. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Rhode Island Governor's Workforce Board
Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Bristol County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
26,256
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
50,568
people in Bristol County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$110,926
median household income
Source: Census ACS
54%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Rhode Island’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.