Kingston, RI jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Kingston

• Assistant/Associate General Counsel - (3 Positions)University of Rhode Island
• Vice President for Research & Economic DevelopmentConfidential
• Founding Dean, School of MedicineIsaacson, Miller
• Assistant Dean, College of Health Sciences - Student AffairsUniversity of Rhode Island
• Assistant Director, Finance and OperationsUniversity of Rhode Island
• Director of Facility Operations | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
• Senior Account Executive | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
• Operations Conversions Manager | Full-Time | Ryan Center and Boss Ice Arena (U of Rhode Island)Bushnell University
• Manager, Turfgrass and Athletic GroundsUniversity of Rhode Island
• Lab ManagerUniversity of Rhode Island

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Employers hiring most in Kingston

1. University of Rhode Island6 open roles
2. Bushnell University3 open roles
3. Confidential1 open role
4. Isaacson, Miller1 open role

Kingston layoffs

No layoff notices naming Kingston 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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Colleges in Kingston

Washington County outlook: Building

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

• Private-sector jobs up 8.3% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,146 jobs), hotels & food (+459 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

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• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

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Washington County economy

• 2.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  2.8% the month before

• 68,079

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 130,073

  people in Washington County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $102,478

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 49%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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