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Providence, RI jobs, layoffs and employers

205 open professional jobs in Providence. Providence is in Providence County.

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Employers hiring most in Providence

  1. Gilbane11 open roles
  2. Women and Infants Hospital11 open roles
  3. United Natural Foods (UNFI)10 open roles
  4. Brightstar Lottery7 open roles
  5. Apex Companies6 open roles
  6. Brown University6 open roles
  7. Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte5 open roles
  8. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island4 open roles
  9. Sinclair4 open roles
  10. Amazon3 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Providence

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Providence layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Providence in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Providence

Colleges in Providence
CollegeTypeStudents
Brown UniversityPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Rhode Island CollegePublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Johnson & Wales University-OnlinePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Johnson & Wales University-ProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Providence CollegePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rhode Island School of DesignPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
College UnboundPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Providence

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Conferences in Providence

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Providence. 3 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Providence. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Providence American Job Center

    Providence · Comprehensive · 401-680-5101

    M - Th 8:00am – 3:30pm; F - 10:00am-3:30pm

Providence County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 349,634

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 658,977

    people in Providence County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $78,204

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: 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.