Hawaii Job Growth

There were 663,400 jobs in Hawaii in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 672,797 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 1,800 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,037 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	663,400	+1,800	+11,300
CPS	672,797	+1,037	+2,779

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 in May 2018 for Hawaii is at a new high of 663,400.

CPS employment in Hawaii for May 2018 is at a new high of 672,797.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	663,400	1,800	672,797	1,037
April 2018	661,600	300	671,760	1,213
March 2018	661,300	200	670,547	1,157
February 2018	661,100	2,100	669,390	737
January 2018	659,000	2,000	668,653	471
December 2017	657,000	4,200	668,182	78
November 2017	652,800	-1,000	668,104	106
October 2017	653,800	800	667,998	2
September 2017	653,000	3,800	667,996	-178
August 2017	649,200	-2,600	668,174	-514
July 2017	651,800	-1,500	668,688	-645
June 2017	653,300	1,200	669,333	-685