Johnston, RI jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Johnston

• Substation Design Engineer IIIPtrglobal
• Principal Security EngineerCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Finance Director - Credit Card & Unsecured LendingCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Category Team Manager Core IT and InfrastructureCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Asset and Liability Sr. Analyst - QRM SpecialistCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Sourcing Lead-Professional ServicesCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• First Line Risk ManagerCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Servicing Ops Manager - Deposit IntakeCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Sr Sourcing LeadCitizens Financial Group Inc/Ri
• Senior Program Manager (GCC Transfer Phase)Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri

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Employers hiring most in Johnston

1. Citizens Financial Group Inc/Ri27 open roles
2. Amazon4 open roles
3. PPL2 open roles
4. Aipso1 open role
5. Axelon Services1 open role
6. DEV1 open role
7. FM1 open role
8. Heritage Insurance1 open role
9. Johnston Public Schools1 open role
10. Manpower1 open role

Johnston layoffs

No layoff notices naming Johnston in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Providence County outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs up 3.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.8% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,389 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+3,780 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−2,424 jobs), admin & staffing (−1,718 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Johnston. Each link goes to the publisher.

• I-95 will close overnight in Cranston this weekend. Here's how to avoid it.The Draft Wire · Oct 14, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Johnston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Providence/Cranston Workforce Development Board

  Cities: Cranston, Providence

• Rhode Island Governor's Workforce Board

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Providence County economy

• 3.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.2% the month before

• 350,743

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 658,977

  people in Providence County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $78,204

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 41%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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