Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 1.9%. 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 May 2009 at 6.2% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 1.8% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Urban Honolulu unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Hawaii	2.1%	0.0	-0.6
Urban Honolulu	1.9%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 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 27,388. There are now 18,281 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,715 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 392. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Urban Honolulu	9,107	-170	-3,933

Number of Unemployed Persons

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	2.1%	1.9%	9,107
January 2018	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,277
December 2017	4.1%	2.1%	2.0%	9,497
November 2017	4.1%	2.1%	1.9%	8,797
October 2017	4.1%	2.1%	1.8%	8,715
September 2017	4.2%	2.2%	2.2%	10,407
August 2017	4.4%	2.2%	2.3%	11,090
July 2017	4.3%	2.3%	2.3%	10,901
June 2017	4.3%	2.4%	2.6%	12,261
May 2017	4.3%	2.4%	2.7%	12,876
April 2017	4.4%	2.5%	2.5%	12,227