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Rhode Island Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
1978 - Present
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Month

 Year

   Labor
   Force

   Employed

  Unemployed

 Unemployment
Rate 
May 2008 571,549 530,426 41,123 7.2
April 2008 573,241 538,357 34,884 6.1
March 2008 572,793 537,686 35,107 6.1
February 2008 571,207 537,741 33,466 5.9
January 2008 574,627 541,750 32,877 5.7
December 2007 576,690 546,448 30,242 5.2
November 2007 576,597 546,644 29,953 5.2
October 2007 577,274 547,599 29,675 5.1
September 2007 577,180 547,766 29,414 5.1
August 2007 574,959 545,782 29,177 5.1
July 2007 576,106 547,144 28,962 5.0
June 2007 577,971 549,196 28,775 5.0
May 2007 577,761 549,138 28,623 5.0
April 2007 575,907 547,395 28,512 5.0
March 2007 576,936 548,490 28,446 4.9
February 2007 578,259 549,819 28,440 4.9
January 2007 578,200 549,705 28,495 4.9
December 2006 576,485 547,874 28,611 5.0
November 2006 575,886 547,133 28,753 5.0
October 2006 576,510 547,599 28,911 5.0
September 2006 576,851 547,773 29,078 5.0
August 2006 575,226 545,982 29,244 5.1
July 2006 576,035 546,642 29,393 5.1
June 2006 575,944 546,430 29,514 5.1
May 2006 575,613 546,017 29,596 5.1
April 2006 575,535 545,901 29,634 5.2
March 2006 572,875 543,248 29,627 5.2
February 2006 571,380 541,804 29,576 5.2
January 2006 570,810 541,322 29,488 5.2
December 2005 570,173 540,802 29,371 5.2
November 2005 570,122 540,874 29,248 5.1
October 2005 568,001 538,880 29,121 5.1
September 2005 568,540 539,551 28,989 5.1
August 2005 567,571 538,729 28,842 5.1
July 2005 566,103 537,415 28,688 5.1
June 2005 564,636 536,105 28,531 5.1
May 2005 564,384 536,002 28,382 5.0
April 2005 562,239 533,982 28,257 5.0
March 2005 560,748 532,589 28,159 5.0
February 2005 559,445 531,351 28,094 5.0
January 2005 557,630 529,555 28,075 5.0
December 2004 556,582 528,473 28,109 5.1
November 2004 557,203 529,011 28,192 5.1
October 2004 557,866 529,537 28,329 5.1
September 2004 557,295 528,778 28,517 5.1
August 2004 556,683 527,942 28,741 5.2
July 2004 558,272 529,289 28,983 5.2
June 2004 556,920 527,694 29,226 5.3
May 2004 557,193 527,741 29,452 5.3
April 2004 556,965 527,309 29,656 5.3
March 2004 556,770 526,938 29,832 5.4
February 2004 556,115 526,136 29,979 5.4
January 2004 557,270 527,171 30,099 5.4
December 2003 558,954 528,760 30,194 5.4
November 2003 560,180 529,911 30,269 5.4
October 2003 561,811 531,484 30,327 5.4
September 2003 563,115 532,736 30,379 5.4
August 2003 563,221 532,793 30,428 5.4
July 2003 564,450 533,987 30,463 5.4
June 2003 565,506 535,033 30,473 5.4
May 2003 565,599 535,150 30,449 5.4
April 2003 564,677 534,290 30,387 5.4
March 2003 564,674 534,386 30,288 5.4
February 2003 565,006 534,857 30,149 5.3
January 2003 565,765 535,797 29,968 5.3
December 2002 561,528 531,665 29,863 5.3
November 2002 561,333 531,732 29,601 5.3
October 2002 557,844 528,542 29,302 5.3
September 2002 556,461 527,490 28,971 5.2
August 2002 555,698 527,084 28,614 5.2
July 2002 555,158 526,914 28,244 5.1
June 2002 552,771 524,894 27,877 5.0
May 2002 550,968 523,443 27,525 5.0
April 2002 549,438 522,255 27,183 5.0
March 2002 550,447 523,591 26,856 4.9
February 2002 548,923 522,376 26,547 4.8
January 2002 544,918 518,665 26,253 4.8
December 2001 547,162 521,081 26,081 4.8
November 2001 545,894 520,090 25,804 4.7
October 2001 546,211 520,663 25,548 4.7
September 2001 546,313 521,002 25,311 4.6
August 2001 544,386 519,292 25,094 4.6
July 2001 543,976 519,088 24,888 4.6
June 2001 545,365 520,688 24,677 4.5
May 2001 544,669 520,213 24,456 4.5
April 2001 545,079 520,849 24,230 4.5
March 2001 545,020 521,019 24,001 4.4
February 2001 546,043 522,274 23,769 4.4
January 2001 545,410 521,868 23,542 4.3
December 2000 545,304 521,975 23,329 4.3
November 2000 544,599 521,468 23,131 4.3
October 2000 543,784 520,830 22,954 4.2
September 2000 542,192 519,390 22,802 4.2
August 2000 542,077 519,402 22,675 4.2
July 2000 543,552 520,987 22,565 4.2
June 2000 543,194 520,719 22,475 4.1
May 2000 542,754 520,344 22,410 4.1
April 2000 545,624 523,258 22,366 4.1
March 2000 543,779 521,435 22,344 4.1
February 2000 541,860 519,517 22,343 4.1
January 2000 542,136 519,775 22,361 4.1
December 1999 544,245 522,195 22,050 4.1
November 1999 543,811 521,634 22,177 4.1
October 1999 542,205 519,915 22,290 4.1
September 1999 541,714 519,323 22,391 4.1
August 1999 542,521 520,041 22,480 4.1
July 1999 542,773 520,219 22,554 4.2
June 1999 540,767 518,150 22,617 4.2
May 1999 541,931 519,254 22,677 4.2
April 1999 542,508 519,769 22,739 4.2
March 1999 541,217 518,404 22,813 4.2
February 1999 537,716 514,809 22,907 4.3
January 1999 535,467 512,456 23,011 4.3
December 1998 537,368 514,255 23,113 4.3
November 1998 536,459 513,195 23,264 4.3
October 1998 534,558 511,106 23,452 4.4
September 1998 534,065 510,400 23,665 4.4
August 1998 533,440 509,539 23,901 4.5
July 1998 533,204 509,042 24,162 4.5
June 1998 532,798 508,350 24,448 4.6
May 1998 532,456 507,689 24,767 4.7
April 1998 532,221 507,107 25,114 4.7
March 1998 533,268 507,784 25,484 4.8
February 1998 533,680 507,808 25,872 4.9
January 1998 534,610 508,335 26,275 4.9
December 1997 534,451 507,754 26,697 5.0
November 1997 534,906 507,834 27,072 5.1
October 1997 535,701 508,302 27,399 5.1
September 1997 537,216 509,545 27,671 5.2
August 1997 535,756 507,871 27,885 5.2
July 1997 533,544 505,501 28,043 5.3
June 1997 532,293 504,155 28,138 5.3
May 1997 530,998 502,832 28,166 5.3
April 1997 529,848 501,720 28,128 5.3
March 1997 527,629 499,597 28,032 5.3
February 1997 525,588 497,699 27,889 5.3
January 1997 524,666 496,961 27,705 5.3
December 1996 523,343 495,855 27,488 5.3
November 1996 522,654 495,349 27,305 5.2
October 1996 522,032 494,870 27,162 5.2
September 1996 519,855 492,782 27,073 5.2
August 1996 518,671 491,633 27,038 5.2
July 1996 517,158 490,095 27,063 5.2
June 1996 517,964 490,811 27,153 5.2
May 1996 516,629