DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 15, 2016
HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.0 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER
Lowest Rate since October 2007, Record 696,850 in Labor Force
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.0 percent, compared to 3.2 percent in October. The last time Hawaii’s unemployment rate was 3.0 percent was in October 2007. Statewide, 676,200 were employed and 20,650 unemployed in November for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 696,850. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in November, compared to 4.9 percent in October.
