Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 2% in May

Posted on Jun 14, 2018 in News
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State of Hawaii Seal

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

LEONARD HOSHIJO
DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2018

HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT  2.0 PERCENT IN MAY
Jobs Increase 11,300 Over the Year

HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May was 2.0 percent, the same as in April. Statewide, 672,800 were employed and 13,950 unemployed in May for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 686,750. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8 percent in May, compared to 3.9 percent in April.

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