Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Hawaii rate. The unemployment rate in Urban Honolulu peaked in April 2020 at 19.3% and is now 16.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in December 2021, 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 | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Hawaii | 3.5% | -0.1 | +0.2 |
| Urban Honolulu | 3.3% | -0.2 | +0.2 |
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 April 2020 at 83,951. There are now 68,640 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,491 in January 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,820. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | 15,311 | -638 | +1,110 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Hawaii Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 15,311 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 15,949 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 16,487 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 17,188 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 17,253 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 17,283 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 17,080 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 16,733 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 16,268 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 15,743 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 15,230 |
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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