Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kahului fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Kahului peaked in April 2020 at 33.4% and is now 30.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Kahului unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| Hawaii | 3.1% | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kahului | 3.1% | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Kahului, Hawaii, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Kahului, Hawaii Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Kahului peaked in April 2020 at 29,088. There are now 26,359 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,370 in October 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 359.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului | 2,729 | -144 | -103 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kahului, Hawaii Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Hawaii Unemployment Rate |
Kahului Unemployment Rate |
Kahului Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2,729 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2,873 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2,973 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 2,983 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3,041 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3,121 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3,130 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3,124 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3,073 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3,004 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2,933 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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