Hawaii Job Growth

There were 664,200 jobs in Hawaii in December 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 646,992 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 3,200 jobs in December 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,744 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	664,200	+3,200	+5,000
CPS	646,992	+1,744	-13,056

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 December 2019 for Hawaii is at a new high of 664,200.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 669,024 in March 2017. 22,032 jobs have been lost in Hawaii since then according to the household survey. From a September 2019 low of 642,579, Hawaii has added 4,413 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2019	664,200	3,200	646,992	1,744
November 2019	661,000	-1,100	645,248	1,561
October 2019	662,100	0	643,687	1,108
September 2019	662,100	3,500	642,579	-491
August 2019	658,600	-100	643,070	-1,418
July 2019	658,700	0	644,488	-2,052
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