Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Job Growth

There were 483,300 jobs in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 443,787 employed persons for the month. Urban Honolulu added 600 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 879 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Urban Honolulu job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	483,300	+600	+4,900
CPS	443,787	+879	-8,281

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 peaked in September 2019 at 483,400. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Urban Honolulu according to the employer survey. From a trough of 482,700 in October 2019, Urban Honolulu has gained 600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 464,984 for Urban Honolulu in January 2017. 21,197 jobs have been lost in Urban Honolulu since then according to the household survey. From a September 2019 low of 442,140, Urban Honolulu has added 1,647 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
November 2019	483,300	600	443,787	879
October 2019	482,700	-700	442,908	768
September 2019	483,400	1,300	442,140	-440
August 2019	482,100	-100	442,580	-813
July 2019	482,200	700	443,393	-1,323
June 2019	481,500	1,100	444,716	-1,588
May 2019	480,400	-200	446,304	-1,997
April 2019	480,600	300	448,301	-1,749
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