Honolulu, Hawaii Job Growth

There were 444,400 jobs in Honolulu, Hawaii in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 419,628 employed persons for the month. Honolulu added 1,800 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 666 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Honolulu job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	444,400	+1,800	+6,800
CPS	419,628	-666	+2,739

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Honolulu, Hawaii Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Honolulu as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Honolulu, Hawaii

CES employment for Honolulu peaked in December 2007 at 458,000. Since then 13,600 jobs have been lost in Honolulu according to the employer survey. From a trough of 431,200 in August 2010, Honolulu has gained 13,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 432,455 for Honolulu in November 2006. 12,827 jobs have been lost in Honolulu since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 411,630, Honolulu has added 7,998 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Honolulu, Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	444,400	1,800	419,628	-666
November 2011	442,600	-2,200	420,294	-90
October 2011	444,800	-100	420,384	-99
September 2011	444,900	5,200	420,483	-1,479
August 2011	439,700	-4,400	421,962	-226
July 2011	444,100	4,400	422,188	-152
June 2011	439,700	900	422,340	-343
May 2011	438,800	-2,500	422,683	-119
April 2011	441,300	1,000	422,802	2,077
March 2011	440,300	-2,800	420,725	1,608
February 2011	443,100	400	419,117	1,366
January 2011	442,700	5,100	417,751	862
December 2010	437,600	-200	416,889	573