DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SCOTT T. MURAKAMI
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 19, 2019
HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 2.6 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
Jobs Increase by 3,100 Over-the-Year
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 2.6 percent, compared to 2.7 percent in August to October. Statewide, 645,250 were employed and 17,500 unemployed in November for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 662,750. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November, compared to 3.6 percent in October.
