Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.2% in November

Posted on Dec 17, 2015 in News

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

 DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR

LINDA CHU TAKAYAMA
DIRECTOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 17, 2015

HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 3.2 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER

State’s Lowest Rate Since January 2008

 HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.2 percent, down from 3.3 percent in October. The last time the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 3.2 percent was in January 2008. Statewide, 657,800 were employed and 22,100 unemployed in November for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 679,900. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in November, the same as in October.

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