Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.7%. 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 3.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.0% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Urban Honolulu unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Hawaii	2.7%	0.0	+0.4
Urban Honolulu	2.7%	0.0	+0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 15,417 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 2,995. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Urban Honolulu	12,216	-120	+2,839

Number of Unemployed Persons

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	2.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	2.7%	2.7%	12,216
January 2019	4.0%	2.7%	2.7%	12,336
December 2018	3.9%	2.6%	2.5%	11,793
November 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.4%	11,341
October 2018	3.8%	2.6%	2.3%	10,853
September 2018	3.7%	2.6%	2.2%	10,282
August 2018	3.8%	2.5%	2.1%	9,800
July 2018	3.9%	2.5%	2.0%	9,221
June 2018	4.0%	2.4%	2.1%	9,761
May 2018	3.8%	2.3%	2.0%	9,495
April 2018	3.9%	2.3%	2.0%	9,612