# Unemployment: Newport County, RI (U)

Unemployment: Newport County, RI (U) was down 7.9% year on year in September 2025, compared with −15.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 961.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −66.1% (Apr 2021) to 430.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 9.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-RI-44005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-newport-county-ri-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 961.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 1,219.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 1,259.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 1,078.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 1,178.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 1,205.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 1,870.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 2,295.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 2,229.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 1,662.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 1,737.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 1,282.0 thousands | −7.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,507.0 thousands | −15.8 |
| July 2025 | 1,506.0 thousands | −11.7 |
| June 2025 | 1,443.0 thousands | −8.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,566.0 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 1,560.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| March 2025 | 1,911.0 thousands | 8.0 |
| February 2025 | 2,359.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| January 2025 | 2,234.0 thousands | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,569.0 thousands | 12.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,651.0 thousands | 28.6 |
| October 2024 | 1,482.0 thousands | 31.5 |
| September 2024 | 1,392.0 thousands | 44.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI-44005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-RI-44005.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```