Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kahului rose 0.8 percentage points in October 2023 to 5.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Kahului peaked in April 2020 at 33.4% and is now 28.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 2.3 percentage points. You can also compare Kahului unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.9% | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| Hawaii | 2.9% | +0.1 | -0.8 |
| Kahului | 5.1% | +0.8 | +1.5 |
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 24,598 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 2,120.
| Unemployed Persons | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului | 4,490 | +752 | +1,366 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Kahului, Hawaii Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Hawaii Unemployment Rate |
Kahului Unemployment Rate |
Kahului Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 4,490 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 3,738 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2,751 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2,444 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 2,585 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2,722 |
| 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 |
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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