Hawaii Job Growth

There were 596,400 jobs in Hawaii in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 591,707 employed persons for the month. Hawaii lost 1,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,412 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	596,400	-1,100	+6,100
CPS	591,707	-1,412	+1,014

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 628,300. Since then 31,900 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 581,800 in August 2010, Hawaii has gained 14,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 624,218 in December 2006. 32,511 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 584,768, Hawaii has added 6,939 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	596,400	-1,100	591,707	-1,412
November 2011	597,500	-100	593,119	490
October 2011	597,600	1,800	592,629	874
September 2011	595,800	6,200	591,755	-1,091
August 2011	589,600	-5,700	592,846	-1,161
July 2011	595,300	6,400	594,007	-1,478
June 2011	588,900	-1,600	595,485	-1,463
May 2011	590,500	-2,500	596,948	78
April 2011	593,000	-300	596,870	2,894
March 2011	593,300	-2,500	593,976	2,028
February 2011	595,800	100	591,948	1,068
January 2011	595,700	5,400	590,880	187
December 2010	590,300	-3,000	590,693	979