Hawaii Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 388,000 | - | 7.6 | - |
| 1979 | 395,000 | 1.8 | 6.2 | -1.4 |
| 1980 | 418,000 | 5.8 | 4.8 | -1.4 |
| 1981 | 427,000 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 430,000 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 442,000 | 2.8 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 1984 | 445,000 | 0.7 | 5.7 | -0.6 |
| 1985 | 452,000 | 1.6 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| 1986 | 468,000 | 3.5 | 4.9 | -0.8 |
| 1987 | 494,000 | 5.6 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| 1988 | 502,000 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| 1989 | 511,000 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| 1990 | 533,521 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| 1991 | 557,754 | 4.5 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| 1992 | 557,430 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 560,898 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 1994 | 544,996 | -2.8 | 6.1 | 1.8 |
| 1995 | 557,042 | 2.2 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| 1996 | 561,683 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
| 1997 | 566,766 | 0.9 | 5.8 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 570,152 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| 1999 | 576,314 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 584,858 | 1.5 | 4.0 | -1.0 |
| 2001 | 589,216 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 584,354 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 2003 | 592,469 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 2004 | 598,175 | 1.0 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 613,372 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 627,058 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 628,902 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 628,429 | -0.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 557,961 | 1.2 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 557,762 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 559,339 | 2.2 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 560,442 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| May | 557,467 | 2.5 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 556,112 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 561,882 | 2.6 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 555,926 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 548,179 | 2.5 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 553,220 | 2.4 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 557,378 | 2.1 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 558,841 | 2.3 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 555,079 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 557,956 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 |
| Mar | 560,341 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 562,154 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 561,333 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 561,840 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 567,578 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 562,679 | 1.2 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 556,815 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 561,234 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 564,753 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 568,437 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| 1997-Jan | 565,613 | 1.9 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 564,653 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 567,412 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 567,648 | 1.0 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| May | 566,502 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 565,623 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 571,512 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 567,385 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 560,534 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 563,932 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 569,344 | 0.8 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 571,029 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 568,823 | 0.6 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 568,326 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 569,608 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 572,319 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| May | 570,477 | 0.7 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 568,368 | 0.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 573,336 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 569,469 | 0.4 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 564,166 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 567,334 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 572,054 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 577,547 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 1999-Jan | 575,698 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 573,710 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 575,266 | 1.0 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 576,554 | 0.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 576,416 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 574,744 | 1.1 | 5.8 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 578,580 | 0.9 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 575,513 | 1.1 | 5.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 570,196 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 574,323 | 1.2 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 579,996 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 584,774 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 585,948 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 586,458 | 2.2 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Mar | 587,364 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 589,594 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| May | 583,295 | 1.2 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Jun | 584,053 | 1.6 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 585,838 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| Aug | 580,783 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 576,662 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 581,594 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 586,646 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 590,064 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 590,478 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 591,957 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 592,409 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 592,268 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| May | 589,780 | 1.1 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 589,069 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 593,726 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 586,592 | 1.0 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 584,384 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 584,193 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 586,947 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 588,787 | -0.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| 2002-Jan | 585,141 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 585,845 | -1.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 584,876 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 584,106 | -1.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| May | 582,533 | -1.2 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 582,526 | -1.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 586,571 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 583,285 | -0.6 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 582,146 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 582,735 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 584,460 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 588,021 | -0.1 | 3.2 | -1.6 |
| 2003-Jan | 593,549 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 593,581 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 592,214 | 1.3 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 594,626 | 1.8 | 3.8 | -0.4 |
| May | 591,403 | 1.5 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 590,148 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 594,131 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 588,966 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 587,165 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 589,210 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 595,683 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 598,947 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 595,310 | 0.3 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 593,153 | -0.1 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 595,983 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 598,601 | 0.7 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| May | 596,803 | 0.9 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 596,201 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 602,950 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 598,156 | 1.6 | 3.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 594,725 | 1.3 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 597,426 | 1.4 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 603,355 | 1.3 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 605,438 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| 2005-Jan | 605,835 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 605,954 | 2.2 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 609,139 | 2.2 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 613,690 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.6 |
| May | 611,008 | 2.4 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 611,887 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 618,922 | 2.6 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 614,842 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 613,908 | 3.2 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 615,957 | 3.1 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 618,069 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 621,253 | 2.6 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| 2006-Jan | 622,133 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 621,949 | 2.6 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 624,426 | 2.5 | 2.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 625,832 | 2.0 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 623,094 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 625,111 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 630,064 | 1.8 | 2.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 627,152 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 626,128 | 2.0 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 628,042 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 633,655 | 2.5 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 637,114 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 633,834 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 631,095 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 634,256 | 1.6 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 631,594 | 0.9 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 629,010 | 0.9 | 2.3 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 628,757 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 630,402 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 621,500 | -0.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 624,303 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 623,237 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 628,749 | -0.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 630,092 | -1.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 633,182 | -0.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Feb | 629,527 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Mar | 634,487 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 636,256 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| May | 631,676 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 629,689 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| Jul | 633,101 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 624,929 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 621,952 | -0.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 622,248 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 622,608 | -1.0 | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| Dec | 621,495 | -1.4 | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| 2009-Jan | 608,986 | -3.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Feb | 606,116 | -3.7 | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| Mar | 599,548 | -5.5 | 7.0 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 603,663 | -5.1 | 6.9 | 3.7 |
| May | 601,077 | -4.8 | 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Jun | 598,366 | -5.0 | 8.0 | 3.6 |
| Jul | 606,185 | -4.3 | 7.2 | 2.9 |
| Aug | 596,906 | -4.5 | 7.1 | 2.8 |
| Sep | 595,574 | -4.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 |
| Oct | 594,752 | -4.4 | 7.1 | 2.6 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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