R.I. monthly unemployment falls to 4.3% in May

RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 
RHODE ISLAND’S seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY 

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in May was 4.3%, down from 4.5% in April, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.  The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.3% in May, same as April, according to the DLT.  The Rhode Island jobless rate was 4.4% in May 2025, while the U.S. rate was 4.3%. 

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