Kingston, RI jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Kingston
- Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences - Student AffairsUniversity of Rhode Island
- Assistant/Associate General Counsel - (3 Positions)University of Rhode Island
- Founding DeanUniversity of Rhode Island, School of Medicine
- Vice President for Research and Economic DevelopmentUniversity of Rhode Island
- Vice President for Research & Economic DevelopmentConfidential
- Research Associate/Data Analyst IUniversity of Rhode Island
- Director of Facility Operations | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
- Senior Account Executive | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
- Operations Conversions Manager | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
- Concessions Manager | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
Employers hiring most in Kingston
- University of Rhode Island7 open roles
- Bushnell University4 open roles
- Confidential1 open role
- Learfield1 open role
- University of Rhode Island, School of Medicine1 open role
Kingston layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Kingston 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 Kingston
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Rhode Island | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kingston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Rhode Island Governor's Workforce Board
Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington
Washington County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
67,794
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
130,073
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$102,478
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Washington County
- Westerly5 jobs
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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.