Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Urban Honolulu fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2019 to 2.4%. 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 June 2009 at 6.2% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.1% 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	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.1	-0.2
Hawaii	2.6%	-0.1	0.0
Urban Honolulu	2.4%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with November 2019 data as December 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 July 2010 at 27,653. There are now 16,579 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,922 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,152. Urban Honolulu employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Urban Honolulu, Hawaii) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Urban Honolulu	11,074	-191	-206

Number of Unemployed Persons

Urban Honolulu, Hawaii Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Hawaii Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployment Rate	Urban Honolulu Unemployed
December 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
November 2019	3.5%	2.6%	2.4%	11,074
October 2019	3.6%	2.7%	2.5%	11,265
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	11,408
August 2019	3.7%	2.7%	2.6%	11,617
July 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	11,856
June 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.7%	12,140
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.7%	12,333
April 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.7%	12,368
March 2019	3.8%	2.8%	2.6%	12,121
February 2019	3.8%	2.7%	2.5%	11,796
January 2019	4.0%	2.7%	2.5%	11,555