State of Hawaii Seal
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SCOTT T. MURAKAMI
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2019
HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT
2.7 PERCENT IN JANUARY
Jobs Increase 2,600 Over the Year
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January was 2.7 percent compared to the revised rate of 2.6 percent in December. Statewide, 658,500 were employed and 18,000 unemployed in January for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 676,500. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in January, compared to 3.9 percent in December.
