# Rhode Island Unemployment Level

Rhode Island Unemployment Level was down 3.5% year on year in September 2025, compared with −4.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 20,783 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.0% (Apr 2021) to 386.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `US-RI.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/rhode-island-unemployment-level

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 20,783 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 21,388 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 22,407 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 23,614 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 25,183 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 26,508 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 27,439 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 27,183 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 26,806 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 26,264 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 26,217 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 25,528 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 25,231 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2025 | 25,223 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 25,527 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2025 | 26,011 thousands | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 26,401 thousands | 8.1 |
| March 2025 | 26,637 thousands | 12.1 |
| February 2025 | 26,747 thousands | 15.5 |
| January 2025 | 26,687 thousands | 18.3 |
| December 2024 | 26,571 thousands | 21.8 |
| November 2024 | 26,485 thousands | 27.9 |
| October 2024 | 26,460 thousands | 36.5 |
| September 2024 | 26,441 thousands | 47.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI.UNEMPLVL.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI.UNEMPLVL.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```