Rhode Island Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 415,000 | - | 6.5 | - |
| 1979 | 431,000 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 0.2 |
| 1980 | 437,000 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| 1981 | 439,000 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 1982 | 429,000 | -2.3 | 10.3 | 2.7 |
| 1983 | 435,000 | 1.4 | 8.2 | -2.0 |
| 1984 | 464,000 | 6.7 | 5.3 | -2.9 |
| 1985 | 476,000 | 2.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| 1986 | 488,000 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| 1987 | 499,000 | 2.3 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 1988 | 509,000 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.8 |
| 1989 | 504,000 | -1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| 1990 | 483,704 | -4.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 |
| 1991 | 468,105 | -3.2 | 8.6 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 474,214 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
| 1993 | 471,628 | -0.5 | 7.8 | -1.2 |
| 1994 | 465,399 | -1.3 | 7.1 | -0.8 |
| 1995 | 477,409 | 2.6 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 489,929 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | 504,147 | 2.9 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 509,551 | 1.1 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 1999 | 518,848 | 1.8 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 520,758 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 520,677 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 525,721 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 533,265 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 526,046 | -1.4 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 533,924 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| 2006 | 542,632 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 542,571 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 523,226 | -3.6 | 7.8 | 2.6 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 472,598 | 1.6 | 8.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 472,495 | 1.7 | 7.2 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 471,286 | 2.5 | 6.9 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 472,141 | 2.6 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 469,501 | 0.9 | 6.1 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 476,983 | 1.0 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 479,722 | 1.9 | 6.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 483,365 | 2.5 | 5.8 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 480,119 | 3.5 | 5.8 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 482,274 | 3.8 | 5.6 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 485,868 | 4.3 | 4.9 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 482,560 | 4.8 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 472,096 | -0.1 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 475,450 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 478,437 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 482,170 | 2.1 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 485,081 | 3.3 | 4.8 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 494,313 | 3.6 | 5.0 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 495,777 | 3.3 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 498,971 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 496,570 | 3.4 | 4.9 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 499,703 | 3.6 | 4.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 501,850 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 498,725 | 3.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 489,755 | 3.7 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 489,570 | 3.0 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 493,527 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 498,831 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| May | 499,708 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 507,637 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 511,328 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 514,385 | 3.1 | 4.8 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 511,343 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 510,416 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 513,426 | 2.3 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 509,843 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 500,526 | 2.2 | 6.2 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 499,525 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 499,916 | 1.3 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 502,824 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 503,319 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 510,643 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 513,225 | 0.4 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 515,546 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 513,545 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 514,662 | 0.8 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 520,792 | 1.4 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 520,086 | 2.0 | 3.4 | -1.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 508,817 | 1.7 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 509,165 | 1.9 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 512,607 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -1.4 |
| Apr | 516,291 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 515,523 | 2.4 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 521,113 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 523,530 | 2.0 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 524,960 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 520,317 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 521,388 | 1.3 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 526,627 | 1.1 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 525,832 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 515,568 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 515,357 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 516,472 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 522,143 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| May | 515,890 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 523,813 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 522,824 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 523,462 | -0.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 520,017 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 522,137 | 0.1 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 525,792 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 525,623 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| 2001-Jan | 517,091 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 516,877 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 515,733 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 518,447 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| May | 516,622 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 523,524 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 523,409 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 522,790 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 523,944 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 522,475 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 524,113 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 523,103 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 510,813 | -1.2 | 6.3 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 517,047 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 516,724 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 518,676 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 520,041 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 526,969 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 530,044 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 532,366 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 533,094 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Oct | 532,577 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 536,260 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 534,041 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 531,119 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 530,297 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 528,921 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 532,531 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 531,408 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 537,568 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 535,304 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 535,822 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 534,263 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 534,073 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 535,837 | -0.1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 532,039 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 521,023 | -1.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 519,216 | -2.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 518,567 | -2.0 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 522,568 | -1.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 521,402 | -1.9 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 527,929 | -1.8 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 530,889 | -0.8 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 530,314 | -1.0 | 5.2 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 528,776 | -1.0 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 529,702 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 533,024 | -0.5 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 529,147 | -0.5 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 520,848 | 0.0 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 521,657 | 0.5 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 522,797 | 0.8 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 529,284 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 530,288 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 536,437 | 1.6 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 538,991 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 541,951 | 2.2 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 540,514 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 540,050 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 543,586 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 540,687 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| 2006-Jan | 532,351 | 2.2 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 531,986 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 533,495 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 539,072 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| May | 538,382 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 546,014 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 546,215 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 547,001 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 547,203 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 548,529 | 1.6 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 551,247 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 550,084 | 1.7 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 541,424 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 540,345 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 539,936 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 540,267 | 0.2 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 540,900 | 0.5 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 547,703 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 545,684 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 543,757 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 544,715 | -0.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 541,961 | -1.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 545,225 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 538,932 | -2.0 | 5.7 | 1.1 |
| 2008-Jan | 528,433 | -2.4 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 524,901 | -2.9 | 6.9 | 1.5 |
| Mar | 524,462 | -2.9 | 7.0 | 2.0 |
| Apr | 527,567 | -2.4 | 6.3 | 1.4 |
| May | 522,689 | -3.4 | 7.3 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 527,805 | -3.6 | 7.5 | 2.5 |
| Jul | 527,029 | -3.4 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| Aug | 524,164 | -3.6 | 8.6 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 522,323 | -4.1 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| Oct | 519,042 | -4.2 | 8.5 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 519,440 | -4.7 | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 510,851 | -5.2 | 9.6 | 3.9 |
| 2009-Jan | 498,292 | -5.7 | 11.4 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 499,349 | -4.9 | 11.4 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 497,894 | -5.1 | 11.1 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 496,658 | -5.9 | 11.3 | 5.0 |
| May | 493,413 | -5.6 | 12.1 | 4.8 |
| Jun | 502,582 | -4.8 | 12.2 | 4.7 |
| Jul | 505,560 | -4.1 | 12.8 | 4.7 |
| Aug | 505,880 | -3.5 | 12.6 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 499,059 | -4.5 | 12.3 | 4.3 |
| Oct | 498,472 | -4.0 | 12.2 | 3.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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