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Cities in Rhode Island by unemployed people

Providence, RI had the highest unemployed people of 8 cities in 2023, at 3,537. Central Falls, RI had the lowest, at 333. The median was 1,007. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest3,537Providence, RI
Lowest333Central Falls, RI
Median1,0078 cities

All cities, 2023

Providence, RI: 3,537 personsProvidence, RI3,537Pawtucket, RI: 1,380 personsPawtucket, RI1,380Cranston, RI: 1,262 personsCranston, RI1,262Warwick, RI: 1,184 personsWarwick, RI1,184Woonsocket, RI: 829 personsWoonsocket, RI829East Providence, RI: 748 personsEast Providence, RI748Newport, RI: 354 personsNewport, RI354Central Falls, RI: 333 personsCentral Falls, RI333Providence, RI: 3,537 personsProvidence, RI3,537Pawtucket, RI: 1,380 personsPawtucket, RI1,380Cranston, RI: 1,262 personsCranston, RI1,262Warwick, RI: 1,184 personsWarwick, RI1,184Woonsocket, RI: 829 personsWoonsocket, RI829East Providence, RI: 748 personsEast Providence, RI748Newport, RI: 354 personsNewport, RI354Central Falls, RI: 333 personsCentral Falls, RI333
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023
persons		Change on 2022
1Providence, RI3,537-2.9%
2Pawtucket, RI1,380-5.5%
3Cranston, RI1,262-7.5%
4Warwick, RI1,184-7.4%
5Woonsocket, RI829-3.5%
6East Providence, RI748-12.8%
7Newport, RI354-8.1%
8Central Falls, RI333-9.3%

Other periods

About this ranking

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Cities in Rhode Island by unemployed people, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Rhode Island by unemployed people, 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/rhode-island-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Cities in Rhode Island by unemployed people, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/rhode-island-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Rhode Island by unemployed people, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/rhode-island-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployed people?

Providence, RI, with 3,537 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployed people?

Central Falls, RI, with 333 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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