Providence County, RI
FIPS 44007 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Providence County had an annual average of 288,107 jobs across 24,426 establishments, paying $19.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
288,107
+1.2% YoY
Establishments
24,426
Total Wages
$19.8B
Avg Annual Pay
$68,852
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 30,443 | 517 | $1,588 | $2,143.8M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 24,426 | 1,739 | $538 | $683.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 19,951 | 25 | $2,088 | $1,425.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 18,906 | 1,310 | $1,484 | $1,459.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 16,321 | 1,813 | $1,004 | $852.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 16,298 | 4,333 | $2,013 | $1,706.2M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 9,758 | 1,767 | $1,608 | $383.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 9,461 | 231 | $927 | $456.2M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 8,395 | 1,391 | $1,525 | $665.7M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,578 | 390 | $3,084 | $726.8M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 7,529 | 129 | $2,814 | $1,101.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,868 | 67 | $2,488 | $700.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 6,758 | 476 | $630 | $221.2M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 6,620 | 426 | $2,356 | $811.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 4,559 | 720 | $933 | $221.1M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,463 | 712 | $1,673 | $388.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 3,727 | 278 | $2,845 | $551.4M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,271 | 641 | $758 | $128.9M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 3,271 | 116 | $543 | $92.4M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 3,121 | 651 | $1,725 | $279.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 2,960 | 366 | $1,421 | $218.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 2,745 | 230 | $1,148 | $163.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,731 | 650 | $1,303 | $185.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,725 | 559 | $1,136 | $161.0M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,658 | 139 | $1,146 | $158.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2,655 | 178 | $745 | $102.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 2,618 | 20 | $1,973 | $233.3M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 2,499 | 246 | $563 | $73.1M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 2,457 | 53 | $635 | $81.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,366 | 218 | $979 | $120.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 2,309 | 112 | $959 | $115.1M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,257 | 139 | $1,118 | $131.2M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,181 | 297 | $789 | $89.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,869 | 94 | $728 | $70.7M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,768 | 38 | $1,360 | $125.1M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 1,658 | 102 | $840 | $72.5M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,656 | 100 | $1,427 | $122.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,623 | 47 | $2,412 | $195.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,584 | 218 | $839 | $69.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,565 | 333 | $1,268 | $103.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,501 | 38 | $1,484 | $115.8M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,497 | 92 | $2,147 | $144.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,350 | 35 | $2,082 | $82.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 1,347 | 35 | $1,079 | $75.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 1,306 | 26 | $1,027 | $69.7M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 1,143 | 66 | $1,025 | $60.9M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,074 | 115 | $892 | $49.8M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,040 | 13 | $2,258 | $98.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,028 | 58 | $1,460 | $78.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,004 | 155 | $1,168 | $61.0M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 1,002 | 27 | $1,141 | $59.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 954 | 68 | $829 | $41.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 906 | 40 | $1,622 | $76.4M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 895 | 260 | $2,117 | $98.5M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 887 | 34 | $1,416 | $65.3M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 858 | 18 | $1,116 | $49.8M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 816 | 8 | $1,443 | $61.3M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 676 | 115 | $1,230 | $43.2M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 662 | 36 | $1,933 | $66.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 564 | 32 | $1,409 | $41.4M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 544 | 192 | $2,354 | $66.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 533 | 59 | $1,906 | $52.8M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 525 | 75 | $1,575 | $43.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 505 | 26 | $1,412 | $37.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 468 | 17 | $2,690 | $29.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 465 | 55 | $930 | $20.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 422 | 8 | $1,111 | $24.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 405 | 328 | $632 | $13.3M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 362 | 23 | $1,069 | $20.1M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 348 | 18 | $1,565 | $17.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 341 | 13 | $1,550 | $27.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 272 | 185 | $2,661 | $37.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 262 | 37 | $641 | $8.7M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 227 | 5 | $1,843 | $21.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 204 | 66 | $699 | $7.4M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 202 | 14 | $838 | $8.8M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 200 | 14 | $1,324 | $13.8M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 104 | 7 | $1,602 | $8.7M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 91 | 7 | $771 | $3.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 81 | 8 | $749 | $3.2M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 32 | 12 | $633 | $1.1M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 24 | 14 | $1,240 | $1.6M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 24 | 5 | $1,816 | $2.3M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 11 | $1,380 | $0.2M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,802
jobs · $94,952 avg pay
State Government
12,174
jobs · $89,805 avg pay
Local Government
18,675
jobs · $71,674 avg pay
Private
252,456
jobs · $67,136 avg pay
RI Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.5%
April 2026
Other RI Counties
The largest counties in RI by total employment.
- Kent County 75,845 jobs
- Washington County 59,183 jobs
- Newport County 42,622 jobs
- Bristol County 15,186 jobs
- Unknown Or Undefined 14,235 jobs