State of Hawaii Seal
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SCOTT T. MURAKAMI
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2019
HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT
2.8 PERCENT IN MAY
Jobs Increase by 2,200 Over-the-Year
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 2.8 percent, the same as in March and April. Statewide, 648,850 were employed and 18,900 unemployed in May for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 667,800. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in May, the same as in April.
