{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-43-8","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-43-8","heading":"Experience rates — Tables.","body":"(a)(1) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is six and four-tenths percent (6.4%) or more of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule A in this subsection.\n(2) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is five and five-tenths percent (5.5%) but less than six and four-tenths (6.4%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule B in this subsection.\n(3) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is four and seventy-five hundredths percent (4.75%) but less than five and five-tenths percent (5.5%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule C in this subsection.\n(4) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is four percent (4.0%) but less than four and seventy-five hundredths percent (4.75%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule D in this subsection.\n(5) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is three and twenty-five hundredths percent (3.25%) but less than four percent (4.0%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule E in this subsection.\n(6) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is two and five-tenths percent (2.5%) but less than three and twenty-five hundredths percent (3.25%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule F in this subsection.\n(7) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is one and seventy-five hundredths percent (1.75%) but less than two and five-tenths percent (2.5%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule G in this subsection.\n(8) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is one percent (1.0%) but less than one and seventy-five hundredths percent (1.75%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule H in this subsection.\n(9) Whenever, as of September 30, 2016, or any subsequent computation date, the amount in the employment security fund available for benefits is less than one percent (1.0%) of total payrolls as determined in § 28-43-1(9) (reserve ratio of fund), an experience rate for each eligible employer for the immediately following calendar year shall be determined in accordance with schedule I in this subsection.\n[See Tax Schedules]\n(10) [Deleted by P.L. 2010, ch. 23, art. 22, § 3].\n\tSchedule A\tSchedule B\tSchedule C\tSchedule D\tSchedule E\tSchedule F\tSchedule G\tSchedule H\tSchedule I\nEmployer’s Account\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\tReserve\nReserve Percentage\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\tRatio of\n\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\tFund\n\t6.4% or\t5.5% but\t4.75% but\t4.0% but\t3.25% but\t2.5% but\t1.75% but\t1.0% but\tunder\n\tmore\tless than\tless than\tless than\tless than\tless than\tless than\tless than\t1.0%\n\t\t6.4%\t5.5%\t4.75%\t4.0%\t3.25%\t2.5%\t1.75%\n\nPositive Percentages\n21.50 and over\t0.21\t0.4\t0.5\t0.6\t0.7\t0.9\t1.1\t1.2\t1.2\n20.00 to 21.49\t0.4\t0.5\t0.6\t0.7\t0.8\t1.0\t1.2\t1.3\t1.5\n18.50 to 19.99\t0.5\t0.6\t0.7\t0.8\t0.9\t1.1\t1.4\t1.5\t1.8\n17.00 to 18.49\t0.6\t0.7\t0.8\t0.9\t1.0\t1.2\t1.5\t1.7\t2.1\n15.50 to 16.99\t0.8\t0.9\t1.0\t1.1\t1.3\t1.5\t1.8\t1.9\t2.4\n14.00 to 15.49\t0.9\t1.0\t1.2\t1.3\t1.5\t1.7\t2.0\t2.1\t2.7\n12.50 to 13.99\t1.1\t1.2\t1.4\t1.5\t1.7\t2.0\t2.3\t2.4\t3.0\n11.00 to 12.49\t1.3\t1.4\t1.6\t1.7\t1.9\t2.2\t2.5\t2.7\t3.3\n9.50 to 10.99\t1.5\t1.7\t1.8\t1.9\t2.1\t2.4\t2.7\t2.9\t3.5\n8.00 to 9.49\t1.7\t1.9\t2.0\t2.2\t2.4\t2.7\t2.9\t3.1\t3.7\n6.50 to 7.99\t1.9\t2.1\t2.3\t2.5\t2.6\t2.9\t3.1\t3.3\t3.9\n5.00 to 6.49\t2.1\t2.3\t2.5\t2.7\t2.8\t3.1\t3.4\t3.6\t4.1\n3.50 to 4.99\t2.3\t2.5\t2.7\t2.9\t3.1\t3.3\t3.7\t3.9\t4.3\n2.00 to 3.49\t2.6\t2.8\t3.0\t3.2\t3.5\t3.7\t4.0\t4.2\t4.6\n0.00 to 1.99\t3.0\t3.2\t3.4\t3.6\t3.9\t4.2\t4.4\t4.5\t4.9\nNegative Percentages\n-0.01 to -1.99\t3.3\t3.5\t3.8\t4.2\t4.5\t4.8\t5.0\t5.1\t5.5\n-2.00 to -3.99\t3.5\t3.8\t4.1\t4.5\t4.8\t5.1\t5.3\t5.4\t5.8\n-4.00 to -5.99\t3.8\t4.1\t4.4\t4.8\t5.1\t5.4\t5.7\t5.8\t6.1\n-6.00 to -7.99\t4.1\t4.4\t4.7\t5.1\t5.4\t5.8\t6.1\t6.2\t6.5\n-8.00 to -9.99\t4.4\t4.7\t5.0\t5.4\t5.8\t6.2\t6.5\t6.6\t6.9\n-10.00 to -11.99\t4.7\t5.0\t5.4\t5.8\t6.2\t6.6\t6.9\t7.0\t7.3\n-12.00 to -13.99\t5.0\t5.4\t5.8\t6.2\t6.6\t7.0\t7.3\t7.4\t7.7\n-14.00 to -15.99\t5.4\t5.8\t6.2\t6.6\t7.0\t7.4\t7.7\t7.8\t8.1\n-16.00 to -17.99\t5.8\t6.2\t6.6\t7.0\t7.4\t7.8\t8.1\t8.2\t8.5\n-18.00 to -19.99\t6.2\t6.6\t7.0\t7.4\t7.8\t8.2\t8.5\t8.6\t8.9\n-20.00 to -21.99\t6.6\t7.0\t7.4\t7.8\t8.2\t8.6\t8.9\t9.0\t9.3\n-22.00 to -23.99\t7.0\t7.4\t7.8\t8.2\t8.6\t9.0\t9.3\t9.4\t9.7\n-24.00 and over\t7.4\t7.8\t8.2\t8.6\t9.0\t9.4\t9.7\t9.8\t10.0\n(b) The contribution rate for each employer for a given calendar year shall be determined and the employer notified of it not later than April 1 next succeeding each computation date. That determination shall be binding unless an appeal is taken in accordance with provisions of § 28-43-13.","path":["Title 28 Labor and Labor Relations","Chapter 43 Employment Security — Contributions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-43/28-43-8.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:58:02Z","sha256":"7c5380af4e9c5be3c870b4baf587adaa3d1c2ed7382beb1b350f47d37ccba28c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-43-7.1","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-28-43-8.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}