Hawaii Job Growth

There were 600,900 jobs in Hawaii in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 614,393 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 4,600 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,953 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	600,900	+4,600	+10,100
CPS	614,393	-1,953	-3,090

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 627,900. Since then 27,000 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 581,300 in November 2009, Hawaii has gained 19,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 625,345 in January 2007. 10,952 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey. From a October 2009 low of 591,326, Hawaii has added 23,067 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	600,900	4,600	614,393	-1,953
March 2012	596,300	400	616,346	-920
February 2012	595,900	900	617,266	-543
January 2012	595,000	-1,500	617,809	-847
December 2011	596,500	1,500	618,656	961
November 2011	595,000	-700	617,695	1,018
October 2011	595,700	2,300	616,677	1,095
September 2011	593,400	4,900	615,582	885
August 2011	588,500	-3,900	614,697	160
July 2011	592,400	3,600	614,537	-705
June 2011	588,800	-1,900	615,242	-1,167
May 2011	590,700	-100	616,409	-1,074
April 2011	590,800	-2,600	617,483	-348