Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

ANNE EUSTAQUIO
DIRECTOR

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2021

 

HAWAI‘I’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 8.5 PERCENT IN APRIL

Jobs increased by 52,300 over-the-year

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for April was 8.5 percent compared to revised rate of 9.1 percent in March. Statewide, 594,400 were employed and 55,350 unemployed in April for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 649,750. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.1 percent in April, up slightly from 6.0 percent in March.

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