Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Job Growth

There were 481,300 jobs in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 448,420 employed persons for the month. Urban Honolulu added 1,000 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,630 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Urban Honolulu job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	481,300	+1,000	+4,700
CPS	448,420	-1,630	-6,808

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Urban Honolulu 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 for Urban Honolulu, Hawaii

CES employment for Urban Honolulu in April 2019 is at a new high of 481,300.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 464,984 for Urban Honolulu in January 2017. 16,564 jobs have been lost in Urban Honolulu since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	481,300	1,000	448,420	-1,630
March 2019	480,300	-900	450,050	-1,050
February 2019	481,200	2,100	451,100	-809
January 2019	479,100	-700	451,909	-132
December 2018	479,800	1,400	452,041	-27
November 2018	478,400	300	452,068	-75
October 2018	478,100	600	452,143	-188
September 2018	477,500	200	452,331	-279
August 2018	477,300	700	452,610	-444
July 2018	476,600	-1,800	453,054	-530
June 2018	478,400	1,500	453,584	-708
May 2018	476,900	300	454,292	-936