Hawaii Job Growth

There were 659,700 jobs in Hawaii in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 656,485 employed persons for the month. Hawaii added 1,800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure fell by 1,988 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Hawaii job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	659,700	+1,800	+3,200
CPS	656,485	-1,988	-7,969

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 February 2019 for Hawaii is at a new high of 659,700.

CPS employment in Hawaii reached a maximum of 669,024 in March 2017. 12,539 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
February 2019	659,700	1,800	656,485	-1,988
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
July 2018	655,100	-2,300	661,794	-904
June 2018	657,400	1,400	662,698	-801
May 2018	656,000	100	663,499	-582
April 2018	655,900	-800	664,081	-289
March 2018	656,700	200	664,370	-84