Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.4 percentage points in July 2021 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Urban Honolulu peaked in May 2020 at 19.7% and is now 12.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Urban Honolulu unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Hawaii | 7.3% | -0.4 | -6.8 |
| Urban Honolulu | 6.8% | -0.4 | -5.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Urban Honolulu, Hawaii, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Urban Honolulu peaked in May 2020 at 84,018. There are now 53,368 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | 30,650 | -1,574 | -21,813 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Hawaii Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 30,650 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 32,224 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 33,840 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 8.5% | 7.8% | 35,408 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 9.1% | 8.1% | 36,524 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 9.2% | 8.1% | 37,388 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 42,447 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 41,961 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 10.3% | 9.3% | 42,191 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 14.0% | 12.3% | 53,346 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 55,117 |
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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