Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 2.1% in Februrary
Posted on Mar 22, 2018 in News
State of Hawaii Seal
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
DAVID Y. IGE
GOVERNOR
LEONARD HOSHIJO
DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 22, 2018
HAWAII’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT
2.1 PERCENT IN FEBRUARY
Increase of 2,300 Jobs Over the Month
HONOLULU — The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 2.1 percent, the same as in January. Statewide, 669,400 were employed and 14,050 unemployed in February for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 683,500. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in February, also the same as in January.
