Rhode Island — US Unemployment Rate by State
US Unemployment Rate by State — Rhode Island stood at 486,940 persons in Mar 2026, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) — Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). It is one of the indicators in the Unemployment and labour force by state table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2014 to Mar 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
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This indicator in the Unemployment and labour force by state table
| Indicator | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England | |||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 486,940 | 484,745 | 485,272 | 500,299 | 502,204 | 504,362 | 503,852 | 502,529 | 501,744 | 508,970 | |
| Vermont | 304,184 | 305,521 | 306,473 | 310,012 | 306,620 | 309,058 | 307,579 | 309,748 | 310,040 | 311,151 |
Rhode Island by year
| Year | Average | ± | High | Low | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | T5 | T6 | T7 | T8 | T9 | T10 | T11 | T12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 485,652.33 | −2.74% | 486,940 | 484,745 | 485,272−0.31% | 484,745−0.62% | 486,940−0.58% | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 499,321.33 | +0.84% | 508,970 | 486,800 | 486,800+1.83% | 487,781+1.4% | 489,784+1.15% | 497,552+1.12% | 505,979+1.46% | 508,970+0.76% | 501,744+0.96% | 502,529+0.59% | 503,852+0.35% | 504,362+0.62% | 502,204+0.03% | 500,299−0.15% |
| 2024 | 495,179 | +1.43% | 505,108 | 478,051 | 478,051+1.1% | 481,032+1.04% | 484,221+1.2% | 492,063+2.24% | 498,688+1.62% | 505,108+1.15% | 496,981+1.07% | 499,561+1.69% | 502,078+1.16% | 501,271+1.5% | 502,055+1.72% | 501,039+1.64% |
| 2023 | 488,210.58 | +1.43% | 499,376 | 472,867 | 472,867+2.82% | 476,061+2.12% | 478,495+2.12% | 481,301+0.18% | 490,741+1.12% | 499,376+1.45% | 491,743+1.07% | 491,247+0.9% | 496,297+1.8% | 493,856+1.14% | 493,577+1.05% | 492,966+1.47% |
| 2022 | 481,341.58 | +3.79% | 492,254 | 459,901 | 459,901+4.55% | 466,181+5.06% | 468,549+4.54% | 480,426+4.96% | 485,324+4.28% | 492,254+4.12% | 486,534+3.82% | 486,860+4.02% | 487,502+3.19% | 488,287+2.58% | 488,439+2.34% | 485,842+2.23% |
| 2021 | 463,775.67 | +4.35% | 477,277 | 439,874 | 439,874−7.6% | 443,727−7.25% | 448,217−5.47% | 457,723+20.41% | 465,414+16.23% | 472,788+10.15% | 468,622+8.05% | 468,036+5.58% | 472,414+4.4% | 475,987+3.91% | 477,277+4.34% | 475,229+5.64% |
| 2020 | 444,432 | −8.48% | 478,397 | 380,135 | 476,037+0.58% | 478,397+0.68% | 474,135−0.16% | 380,135−21.15% | 400,412−18.11% | 429,219−13.25% | 433,689−10.79% | 443,299−9.07% | 452,494−8% | 458,070−6.74% | 457,430−6.94% | 449,867−8.24% |
| 2019 | 485,637.58 | +0.84% | 494,762 | 473,281 | 473,281+1.65% | 475,184+1.12% | 474,883+0.85% | 482,129+0.84% | 488,936+0.5% | 494,762+0.75% | 486,162+0.72% | 487,524+0.77% | 491,827+0.69% | 491,154+0.71% | 491,559+0.87% | 490,250+0.72% |
| 2018 | 481,568.5 | +0.88% | 491,075 | 465,593 | 465,593+0.67% | 469,939+1.31% | 470,886+1.28% | 478,120+0.86% | 486,505+1.09% | 491,075+0.75% | 482,709+0.88% | 483,783+0.86% | 488,480+0.79% | 487,702+0.71% | 487,307+0.72% | 486,723+0.69% |
| 2017 | 477,361.5 | +0.84% | 487,443 | 462,506 | 462,506+0.46% | 463,850+0.65% | 464,948+0.18% | 474,024+0.52% | 481,249+0.91% | 487,443+1.01% | 478,503+0.96% | 479,662+1.51% | 484,630+0.83% | 484,273+0.9% | 483,842+0.97% | 483,408+1.08% |
| 2016 | 473,406.33 | +0.73% | 482,571 | 460,366 | 460,366+1.09% | 460,851+1.79% | 464,109+1.76% | 471,578+1.04% | 476,899+0.19% | 482,571+0.56% | 473,931+0.48% | 472,536+0.51% | 480,645+0.67% | 479,974+0.38% | 479,171+0.38% | 478,245+0.02% |
| 2015 | 469,980.58 | +1.44% | 479,881 | 452,727 | 455,388+1.89% | 452,727+1.05% | 456,097+1.39% | 466,719+1.5% | 475,999+1.55% | 479,881+1.46% | 471,661+1.95% | 470,144+1.18% | 477,466+1.22% | 478,180+1.33% | 477,379+1.33% | 478,126+1.45% |
| 2014 | 463,303.25 | · | 472,986 | 446,949 | 446,949 | 448,001 | 449,837 | 459,831 | 468,735 | 472,986 | 462,635 | 464,639 | 471,730 | 471,923 | 471,092 | 471,281 |
13 years of data, in Persons. The Average column is the mean across the periods in the year; ± compares it with the previous year. The small figure under each cell is the change year on year. See the full series on the chart at the top of the page, or in the Unemployment and labour force by state table.