Hawaii Job Growth

There were 664,700 jobs in Hawaii in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 670,375 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,409 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	664,700	+300	+10,900
CPS	670,375	-1,409	+2,377

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 August 2018 for Hawaii at 667,100. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Hawaii according to the employer survey. From a trough of 664,400 in September 2018, Hawaii has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 673,369 in July 2018. 2,994 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
October 2018	664,700	300	670,375	-1,409
September 2018	664,400	-2,700	671,784	-952
August 2018	667,100	2,600	672,736	-633
July 2018	664,500	1,700	673,369	9
June 2018	662,800	-800	673,360	503
May 2018	663,600	2,000	672,857	1,097
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