Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Job Growth

There were 486,500 jobs in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 460,167 employed persons for the month. Urban Honolulu added 1,300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 282 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Urban Honolulu job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	486,500	+1,300	+9,900
CPS	460,167	-282	+436

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 486,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 465,410 for Urban Honolulu in January 2017. 5,243 jobs have been lost in Urban Honolulu since then according to the household survey. From a July 2017 low of 459,347, Urban Honolulu has added 820 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	486,500	1,300	460,167	-282
September 2018	485,200	700	460,449	-685
August 2018	484,500	200	461,134	-579
July 2018	484,300	-600	461,713	-1,318
June 2018	484,900	-300	463,031	-552
May 2018	485,200	1,200	463,583	-898
April 2018	484,000	700	464,481	-665
March 2018	483,300	0	465,146	611
February 2018	483,300	1,500	464,535	725
January 2018	481,800	3,200	463,810	3,959
December 2017	478,600	1,700	459,851	84
November 2017	476,900	300	459,767	36