Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kahului rose 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Kahului peaked in May 2009 at 9.4% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Kahului unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Hawaii	2.7%	0.0	+0.4
Kahului	2.9%	+0.1	+0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Kahului, Hawaii, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Kahului, Hawaii Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Kahului peaked in August 2009 at 7,179. There are now 4,693 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,751 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 735.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kahului	2,486	+63	+694

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kahului, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Kahului Unemployment Rate	Kahului Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.7%	2.9%	2,486
January 2019	4.0%	2.7%	2.8%	2,423
December 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.6%	2,212
November 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.6%	2,225
October 2018	3.8%	2.6%	2.6%	2,220
September 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.2%	1,952
August 2018	3.8%	2.5%	2.1%	1,852
July 2018	3.9%	2.5%	2.2%	1,886
June 2018	4.0%	2.4%	2.3%	1,992
May 2018	3.8%	2.3%	2.1%	1,857
April 2018	3.9%	2.3%	2.1%	1,796