Unemployment Rate in Providence County, RI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,701/3,222 · #5 in RI
16th
Providence 6.5%
RI 5.8% +13.8%
US 5.3% +23.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Providence County's unemployment rate of 6.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Providence County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,698 | Lincoln County, KY | 6.5% |
| #2,699 | Presque Isle County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,700 | Mineral County, WV | 6.5% |
| #2,701 | Providence County, RI | 6.5% |
| #2,702 | Mason County, WA | 6.5% |
| #2,703 | Cass County, MN | 6.6% |
| #2,704 | Miami County, IN | 6.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Providence County, Rhode Island has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,701 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 23.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Rhode Island, it ranks #5 of 5. This places it in the 16th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.