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Hawaii Job Growth

There were 612,600 jobs in Hawaii in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 613,977 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 3,000 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 119 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 612,600 +3,000 +4,900
CPS 613,977 -119 +1,757

Hawaii Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Hawaii as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Hawaii

CES employment peaked in December 2007 for Hawaii at 628,000. Since then 15,400 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 582,600 in August 2010, Hawaii has gained 30,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 625,345 in January 2007. 11,368 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 590,837, Hawaii has added 23,140 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Hawaii Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 612,600 3,000 613,977 -119
March 2013 609,600 -200 614,096 -3,215
February 2013 609,800 -1,400 617,311 -925
January 2013 611,200 -400 618,236 -1,052
December 2012 611,600 -500 619,288 1,569
November 2012 612,100 2,300 617,719 1,743
October 2012 609,800 3,800 615,976 1,989
September 2012 606,000 -4,500 613,987 1,893
August 2012 610,500 5,600 612,094 1,263
July 2012 604,900 1,500 610,831 265
June 2012 603,400 -300 610,566 -604
May 2012 603,700 -4,000 611,170 -1,050
April 2012 607,700 7,800 612,220 -986

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