Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Urban Honolulu peaked in May 2009 at 6.2% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Urban Honolulu 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
Urban Honolulu	2.3%	+0.1	+0.3

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: Urban Honolulu, Hawaii, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Urban Honolulu peaked in October 2011 at 27,633. There are now 16,810 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,221 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,602. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Urban Honolulu	10,823	+541	+1,583

Number of Unemployed Persons

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	2.3%	2.3%	10,823
September 2018	3.7%	2.2%	2.2%	10,282
August 2018	3.9%	2.1%	2.1%	9,800
July 2018	3.9%	2.1%	2.0%	9,221
June 2018	4.0%	2.1%	2.1%	9,761
May 2018	3.8%	2.0%	2.0%	9,495
April 2018	3.9%	2.0%	2.0%	9,612
March 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,589
February 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,377
January 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,305
December 2017	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,504