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Rhode Island Historic Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
1976 - Present
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2008 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.1 7.2 7.5            
2007 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2
2006 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
2005 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2
2004 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1
2003 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
2002 4.8 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3
2001 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.8
2000 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3
                       
1999 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
1998 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3
1997 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0
1996 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3
1995 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7
1994 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5
1993 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4
1992 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.5
1991 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8
1990 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.1
                       
1989 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 4.9
1988 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1
1987 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.2
1986 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.9
1985 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2
1984 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.8
1983 9.5 9.3 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.3 8.1 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.0
1982 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6
1981 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.3 8.4 8.6
1980 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4
                       
1979 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.6
1978 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2
1977 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.1
1976 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2
 

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