DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
SCOTT T. MURAKAMI
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2019
HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS AT 2.7 PERCENT IN SEPTEMBER
Jobs Increase by 4,500 Over-the-Month
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 2.7 percent, the same rate as in August. Statewide, 642,650 were employed and 17,750 unemployed in September for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 660,400. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in September, compared to 3.7 percent in June through August.
