Hawaii Job Growth

There were 659,400 jobs in Hawaii in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 644,563 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 700 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,977 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	659,400	+700	+4,300
CPS	644,563	-1,977	-17,231

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 April 2019 for Hawaii at 659,400. Since then 0 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 658,300 in May 2019, Hawaii has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 669,024 in March 2017. 24,461 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	659,400	700	644,563	-1,977
June 2019	658,700	400	646,540	-2,333
May 2019	658,300	-1,100	648,873	-2,580
April 2019	659,400	900	651,453	-2,687
March 2019	658,500	-400	654,140	-2,318
February 2019	658,900	1,000	656,458	-2,015
January 2019	657,900	-1,300	658,473	-1,575
December 2018	659,200	1,700	660,048	133
November 2018	657,500	1,100	659,915	49
October 2018	656,400	200	659,866	-356
September 2018	656,200	-100	660,222	-640
August 2018	656,300	1,200	660,862	-932