Hawaii Job Growth

There were 659,300 jobs in Hawaii in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 650,332 employed persons for the month. Hawaii lost 300 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,459 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	659,300	-300	+1,500
CPS	650,332	+1,459	+1,881

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 June 2018 for Hawaii at 660,200. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 652,800 in August 2019, Hawaii has gained 6,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 669,607 in March 2017. 19,275 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey. From a May 2019 low of 644,353, Hawaii has added 5,979 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	659,300	-300	650,332	1,459
December 2019	659,600	1,900	648,873	-115
November 2019	657,700	1,400	648,988	140
October 2019	656,300	600	648,848	965
September 2019	655,700	2,900	647,883	1,300
August 2019	652,800	-1,900	646,583	1,196
July 2019	654,700	1,000	645,387	857
June 2019	653,700	-700	644,530	177
May 2019	654,400	700	644,353	-424
April 2019	653,700	-3,900	644,777	-950
March 2019	657,600	-1,300	645,727	-1,285
February 2019	658,900	1,100	647,012	-1,439