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Providence County, RI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Providence County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 348 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Providence County layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 793

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in Providence County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
HasbroTakes effect Dec 24, 2026Pawtucket587—State record
Allied Group, LLCCumberland154—State record
Northeast Transportation Services LLCTakes effect May 9, 2026Pawtucket52—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Providence County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri16 open roles
  2. CVS HEALTH15 open roles
  3. Women and Infants Hospital12 open roles
  4. Gilbane11 open roles
  5. United Natural Foods (UNFI)10 open roles
  6. Amazon7 open roles
  7. Brightstar Lottery7 open roles
  8. PPL7 open roles
  9. Apex Companies6 open roles
  10. Brown University6 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Providence County

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

Colleges in Providence County

Colleges in Providence County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Brown UniversityProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Rhode Island CollegeProvidencePublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Bryant UniversitySmithfieldPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Providence CollegeProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Rhode Island School of DesignProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
College UnboundProvidencePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Providence County

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

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Providence County. 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

  • Woonsocket American Job Center

    Woonsocket · Affiliate · 401-235-1201

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

Cities in Providence County

Other Rhode Island counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Providence County?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Rhode Island’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.