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Rhode Island Historic Unemployment Rates
Seasonally Adjusted
1976 - Present
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Year
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
2019
4.0
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.5
2018
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.0
4.0
4.0
2017
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
2016
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.1
4.9
4.8
4.7
2015
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.2
6.0
5.9
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.5
2014
8.8
8.7
8.4
8.2
8.0
7.8
7.5
7.3
7.1
7.0
6.8
6.7
2013
9.5
9.4
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.3
9.2
9.2
9.1
9.0
2012
11.2
11.0
10.9
10.7
10.6
10.5
10.3
10.2
10.1
9.9
9.7
9.6
2011
11.0
11.0
10.9
10.9
10.9
10.9
11.0
11.0
11.1
11.2
11.2
11.2
2010
11.1
11.1
11.2
11.2
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.3
11.2
11.2
11.1
11.1
2009
10.1
10.5
10.8
11.0
11.2
11.2
11.2
11.2
11.2
11.1
11.1
11.1
2008
6.2
6.4
6.7
7.0
7.3
7.6
7.9
8.2
8.5
8.9
9.3
9.7
2007
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.9
5.0
5.2
5.3
5.5
5.6
5.8
6.0
2006
5.1
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.8
2005
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
2004
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
2003
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
2002
4.8
4.8
4.8
4.9
4.9
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.3
2001
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.7
4.7
4.8
4.8
4.8
2000
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
1999
4.3
4.3
4.2
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
1998
4.9
4.9
4.8
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.5
4.4
4.4
4.4
4.4
1997
5.3
5.3
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.2
5.1
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.9
1996
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.4
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
5.3
1995
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.6
6.5
6.5
6.4
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.9
5.8
1994
7.4
7.3
7.2
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.8
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.6
6.6
1993
8.2
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.5
7.5
1992
9.0
9.1
9.1
9.1
9.0
9.0
9.0
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.5
8.4
1991
7.9
8.2
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.6
8.6
8.7
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.9
1990
5.3
5.4
5.6
5.8
6.1
6.3
6.5
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.3
7.6
1989
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.9
4.1
4.3
4.6
4.8
5.0
5.2
1988
3.2
3.1
3.1
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.2
3.2
3.3
1987
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.3
1986
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.9
1985
5.0
5.0
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.4
4.3
4.2
4.2
1984
6.5
6.3
6.1
5.9
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.1
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
1983
9.7
9.5
9.2
9.0
8.7
8.5
8.3
8.0
7.7
7.4
7.0
6.8
1982
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.7
9.8
9.9
9.9
10.0
10.0
10.0
9.9
1981
7.2
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.9
8.0
8.3
8.5
8.7
1980
6.8
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.2
1979
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.4
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.7
1978
7.3
7.1
6.9
6.8
6.6
6.5
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.2
6.2
6.2
1977
8.6
8.5
8.4
8.3
8.2
8.1
8.0
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.5
7.4
1976
8.1
8.1
8.1
8.1
8.0
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
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