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Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

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Providence Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Sep 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — August 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Providence-Warwick — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2026

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Economy at a Glance:

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026	Aug 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		893.4	878.8	882.8	886.8	(p)894.3
Employment(1)		847.5	845.1	849.4	854.2	(p)856.7
Unemployment(1)		45.9	33.7	33.3	32.6	(p)37.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.1	3.8	3.8	3.7	(p)4.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		731.2	738.8	743.4	748.8	745.9	(p)746.1
12-month % change		0.1	-0.4	-1.0	-0.4	0.0	(p)0.2
Mining and Logging(3)		0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	(p)0.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		31.9	33.2	34.1	34.3	35.1	(p)35.0
12-month % change		-2.4	-4.3	-4.5	-5.2	-3.6	(p)-4.1
Manufacturing(3)		62.8	62.6	63.2	63.9	63.7	(p)64.3
12-month % change		1.3	1.0	1.9	2.7	3.6	(p)4.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		130.1	130.9	132.1	133.5	131.7	(p)132.2
12-month % change		-0.7	-0.4	-0.3	-0.1	0.0	(p)0.5
Information(3)		6.9	7.0	7.0	6.9	7.1	(p)7.2
12-month % change		-5.5	-4.1	-6.7	-8.0	-11.3	(p)-10.0
Financial Activities(3)		39.9	39.8	39.6	39.9	39.8	(p)39.7
12-month % change		-1.7	-1.5	-2.7	-2.7	-3.2	(p)-3.2
Professional and Business Services(3)		85.4	87.9	88.6	89.6	89.7	(p)89.9
12-month % change		0.2	-1.2	-1.0	-0.3	-0.8	(p)0.2
Education and Health Services(3)		165.6	166.4	165.5	161.7	160.7	(p)160.4
12-month % change		0.8	0.7	0.1	1.1	1.8	(p)1.6
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		79.5	81.4	84.8	90.7	93.1	(p)92.0
12-month % change		1.3	-0.9	-3.9	-2.2	-0.4	(p)-0.6
Other Services(3)		30.9	30.9	31.1	32.3	33.5	(p)33.3
12-month % change		1.3	0.0	-1.6	-0.3	2.1	(p)2.1
Government(3)		98.0	98.5	97.2	95.8	91.3	(p)91.9
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.3	-0.7	-0.4	-0.9	(p)-0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary