Providence County, RI: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
8 findings fired for Providence County, RI this run, against a typical home value of $453,475 in September 2026 and covered employment of 285,278 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchProvidence County, RI's covered employment is -1.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteProvidence County, RI's average weekly wage was 3.9% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +3.9 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteProvidence County, RI's covered employment was 1.3% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -1.3 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteProvidence County, RI's covered employment of 285,278 ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Providence-Warwick metro, against a median of 66,158.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Providence-Warwick metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteProvidence County, RI's covered employment of 285,278 ranks 1st of 5 Rhode Island counties, against a median of 57,458.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 Rhode Island counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteProvidence County, RI's covered employment of 285,278 ranks 114th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteProvidence County, RI's average weekly wage of $1,513 ranks 223rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Providence County, RI is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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