Unemployment Insurance Statistics


Unemployment Insurance Claims Statistics

Unemployment Insurance (UI) is a federal/state program financed through employer payroll taxes and administered by the Department of Labor and Training. The UI program provides temporary income support to workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own.

Workers who become unemployed file initial claims, which serve as notice that they are beginning a period of unemployment. Claimants who qualify for benefits are counted in the insured unemployment statistics. These statistics, which include initial claims, payments, benefit amounts, and claim durations, are used as economic indicators.

Individuals collecting unemployment insurance are included in the "total unemployment" figures, which are used to calculate the monthly unemployment rate; however, the insured unemployed represents a portion of the total unemployed individuals in the state.

Characteristics of the Insured Unemployed -
for current month
 

Monthly Claims Update for current month
for past months (.pdf): 
Weekly Update of Claims Activity (.pdf):

Monthly Claims Summary:

For more information on Unemployment Insurance or
to file a claim
visit the UI web site at www.dlt.ri.gov/ui.

 

Link to DLT Home Page

Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Labor Market Information
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-4407

Phone: (401) 462-8740
Fax: (401) 462-8766
TDD: (401) 462-8006
E-mail LMI