Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Kahului rose 0.4 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Kahului peaked in May 2009 at 9.4% and is now 6.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Kahului unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Hawaii	2.3%	+0.1	+0.2
Kahului	2.6%	+0.4	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 4,960 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 468.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Kahului	2,219	+267	+325

Number of Unemployed Persons

Kahului, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Kahului Unemployment Rate	Kahului Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	2.3%	2.6%	2,219
September 2018	3.7%	2.2%	2.2%	1,952
August 2018	3.9%	2.1%	2.1%	1,852
July 2018	3.9%	2.1%	2.2%	1,886
June 2018	4.0%	2.1%	2.3%	1,992
May 2018	3.8%	2.0%	2.1%	1,857
April 2018	3.9%	2.0%	2.1%	1,796
March 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	1,751
February 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.1%	1,792
January 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.1%	1,776
December 2017	4.1%	2.1%	2.2%	1,853