Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.7%. 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 April 2020 at 19.0% and is now 15.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Urban Honolulu unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Hawaii | 4.2% | +0.1 | -2.1 |
| Urban Honolulu | 3.7% | -0.2 | -1.8 |
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 81,877. There are now 64,871 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 | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu | 17,006 | -812 | -7,444 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Hawaii Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate |
Urban Honolulu Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 17,006 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 17,818 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 19,087 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 20,258 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 21,598 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 21,567 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 21,701 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 22,243 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 22,850 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 23,344 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 23,692 |
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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