Manufacturing in Providence County, Rhode Island

The register lists 836 facilities in Providence, Rhode Island. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 790 establishments were counted in Providence in 2025. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing accounts for 195 facilities in Providence.

SUMMARIZED FROM THE FEDERAL FIGURES ON THIS PAGE

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Providence177 Cranston121 Pawtucket95 East Providence69 Lincoln61 Woonsocket55 Johnston53 Smithfield42 Cumberland38 Central Falls23 Rumford22 North Smithfield18

Federal labor statistics counted at least 790 manufacturing establishments in Providence County in 2025, employing about 16,816 people, counting only the industry subsectors the Bureau of Labor Statistics discloses at this level. This registry lists 836.

What Providence County makes21 INDUSTRIES

Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing195 Miscellaneous Manufacturing125 Chemical Manufacturing72 Food Manufacturing58 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing49 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing43 Primary Metal Manufacturing42 Machinery Manufacturing42 Textile Mills39 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing31 Printing and Related Support Activities24 Paper Manufacturing24 Wood Product Manufacturing22 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing22 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing20 Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Manufacturing14 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing14 Textile Product Mills10 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing9 Apparel Manufacturing6 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing3

Bars are drawn against the largest subsector listed; the figure is the facility count in this county. Each row links to that industry across all of Rhode Island — the register has no industry page scoped to a county.

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