Hawaii Unemployment Rate Report

Hawaii Unemployment by County

Hawaii Current Unemployment 3.6%

Hawaii Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Hawaii has ranged from 1.9% in December 1990 to 23.4% in May 2020. The current unemployment rate for Hawaii is 3.6% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

HI Highest Unemployment by County

Kauai, HI unemployment rate

4.3%

Maui, HI unemployment rate

3.9%

Hawaii, HI unemployment rate

3.7%

Honolulu, HI unemployment rate

3.5%

HI Unemployment City Links

Honolulu, HI Unemployment Report

East Honolulu, HI Unemployment Report

Hilo, HI Unemployment Report

Pearl City, HI Unemployment Report

Waipahu, HI Unemployment Report

Kailua, HI Unemployment Report

Kaneohe, HI Unemployment Report

Mililani Town, HI Unemployment Report

Kahului, HI Unemployment Report

Ewa Gentry, HI Unemployment Report

HI Unemployment Rate by Month

2012 HI Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2022	4.0%	4.0%
2/2022	3.8%	3.8%
3/2022	3.4%	3.6%
4/2022	3.5%	3.6%
5/2022	3.6%	3.6%
5/2022	3.6%	3.6%
6/2022	4.1%	3.6%
7/2022	3.7%	3.5%
8/2022	3.6%	3.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2021	9.9%	6.3%
2/2021	6.5%	6.2%
3/2021	8.6%	6.0%
4/2021	8.0%	6.1%
5/2021	7.4%	5.8%
6/2021	7.9%	5.9%
7/2021	5.6%	5.4%
8/2021	5.6%	5.2%
9/2021	5.3%	4.7%
10/2021	5.1%	4.6%
11/2021	4.7%	4.2%
12/2021	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2020	2.9%	3.6%
2/2020	2.7%	3.5%
3/2020	2.3%	4.4%
4/2020	21.9%	14.7%
5/2020	23.4%	13.3%
6/2020	13.9%	11.1%
7/2020	13.5%	10.2%
8/2020	12.9%	8.4%
9/2020	15.2%	7.9%
10/2020	14.2%	6.9%
11/2020	10.4%	6.7%
12/2020	9.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2019	2.9%	4.0%
2/2019	2.7%	3.8%
3/2019	2.7%	3.8%
4/2019	2.6%	3.6%
5/2019	2.6%	3.6%
6/2019	3.3%	3.7%
7/2019	2.8%	3.7%
8/2019	2.7%	3.7%
9/2019	2.8%	3.5%
10/2019	2.6%	3.6%
11/2019	2.6%	3.5%
12/2019	2.2%	3.5%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2018	2.3%	4.1%
2/2018	2.2%	4.1%
3/2018	2.3%	4.0%
4/2018	2.2%	3.9%
5/2018	2.2%	3.8%
6/2018	3.0%	4.0%
7/2018	2.6%	3.9%
8/2018	2.5%	3.8%
9/2018	2.8%	3.7%
10/2018	2.7%	3.8%
11/2018	2.8%	3.7%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%
12/2018	2.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2017	2.8%	4.7%
2/2017	2.6%	4.7%
3/2017	2.5%	4.4%
4/2017	2.4%	4.4%
5/2017	2.4%	4.4%
6/2017	3.0%	4.3%
7/2017	2.4%	4.3%
8/2017	2.2%	4.4%
9/2017	2.4%	4.2%
10/2017	2.2%	4.1%
11/2017	2.3%	4.2%
12/2017	2.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2016	3.1%	4.9%
2/2016	2.9%	4.9%
3/2016	3.0%	5.0%
4/2016	3.0%	5.0%
5/2016	2.9%	4.8%
6/2016	3.6%	4.9%
7/2016	3.0%	4.8%
8/2016	2.9%	4.9%
9/2016	3.0%	5.0%
10/2016	2.8%	4.9%
11/2016	2.8%	4.7%
12/2016	2.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2015	4.1%	5.7%
2/2015	3.9%	5.5%
3/2015	3.8%	5.4%
4/2015	3.6%	5.4%
5/2015	3.6%	5.6%
6/2015	4.1%	5.3%
7/2015	3.5%	5.2%
8/2015	3.4%	5.1%
9/2015	3.6%	5.0%
10/2015	3.2%	5.0%
11/2015	3.2%	5.1%
12/2015	2.8%	5.0%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2014	4.7%	6.6%
2/2014	4.6%	6.7%
3/2014	4.4%	6.7%
4/2014	4.4%	6.2%
5/2014	4.3%	6.3%
6/2014	5.0%	6.1%
7/2014	4.4%	6.2%
8/2014	4.2%	6.1%
9/2014	4.3%	5.9%
10/2014	4.1%	5.7%
11/2014	4.1%	5.8%
12/2014	3.7%	5.6%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2013	5.2%	8.0%
2/2013	4.9%	7.7%
3/2013	4.8%	7.5%
4/2013	4.7%	7.6%
5/2013	4.6%	7.5%
6/2013	5.3%	7.5%
7/2013	4.8%	7.3%
8/2013	4.7%	7.2%
9/2013	5.0%	7.2%
10/2013	5.0%	7.2%
11/2013	4.9%	6.9%
12/2013	4.4%	6.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2012	6.8%	8.3%
2/2012	6.5%	8.3%
3/2012	6.5%	8.2%
4/2012	6.2%	8.2%
5/2012	6.1%	8.2%
6/2012	6.8%	8.2%
7/2012	6.1%	8.2%
8/2012	5.7%	8.1%
9/2012	5.8%	7.8%
10/2012	5.5%	7.8%
11/2012	5.3%	7.7%
12/2012	4.8%	7.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2011	6.9%	9.1%
2/2011	6.7%	9.0%
3/2011	6.6%	9.0%
4/2011	6.5%	9.1%
5/2011	6.7%	9.0%
6/2011	7.4%	9.1%
7/2011	6.9%	9.0%
8/2011	6.9%	9.0%
9/2011	7.1%	9.0%
10/2011	6.9%	8.8%
11/2011	6.9%	8.6%
12/2011	6.4%	8.5%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2010	7.2%	9.8%
2/2010	6.9%	9.8%
3/2010	6.9%	9.9%
4/2010	6.7%	9.9%
5/2010	6.7%	9.6%
6/2010	7.5%	9.4%
7/2010	7.1%	9.4%
8/2010	7.0%	9.5%
9/2010	7.1%	9.5%
10/2010	6.9%	9.4%
11/2010	6.9%	9.8%
12/2010	6.4%	9.3%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2009	6.4%	7.8%
2/2009	6.7%	8.3%
3/2009	7.0%	8.7%
4/2009	7.1%	9.0%
5/2009	7.2%	9.4%
6/2009	7.9%	9.5%
7/2009	7.4%	9.5%
8/2009	7.3%	9.6%
9/2009	7.6%	9.8%
10/2009	7.2%	10.0%
11/2009	7.2%	9.9%
12/2009	6.8%	9.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2008	3.2%	5.0%
2/2008	3.1%	4.9%
3/2008	3.2%	5.1%
4/2008	3.5%	5.0%
5/2008	3.7%	5.4%
6/2008	4.7%	5.6%
7/2008	4.4%	5.8%
8/2008	4.5%	6.1%
9/2008	5.1%	6.1%
10/2008	5.1%	6.5%
11/2008	5.6%	6.8%
12/2008	5.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2007	2.5%	4.6%
2/2007	2.4%	4.5%
3/2007	2.6%	4.4%
4/2007	2.5%	4.5%
5/2007	2.5%	4.4%
6/2007	3.3%	4.6%
7/2007	2.9%	4.7%
8/2007	2.8%	4.6%
9/2007	3.1%	4.7%
10/2007	2.9%	4.7%
11/2007	3.1%	4.7%
12/2007	2.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2006	2.6%	4.7%
2/2006	2.5%	4.8%
3/2006	2.8%	4.7%
4/2006	2.7%	4.7%
5/2006	2.7%	4.6%
6/2006	3.4%	4.6%
7/2006	2.9%	4.7%
8/2006	2.5%	4.7%
9/2006	2.6%	4.5%
10/2006	2.3%	4.4%
11/2006	2.4%	4.5%
12/2006	1.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2005	3.1%	5.3%
2/2005	2.9%	5.4%
3/2005	2.8%	5.2%
4/2005	2.7%	5.2%
5/2005	2.7%	5.1%
6/2005	3.4%	5.0%
7/2005	2.9%	5.0%
8/2005	2.8%	4.9%
9/2005	3.0%	5.0%
10/2005	2.8%	5.0%
11/2005	2.8%	5.0%
12/2005	2.3%	4.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2004	3.8%	5.7%
2/2004	3.6%	5.6%
3/2004	3.6%	5.8%
4/2004	3.3%	5.6%
5/2004	3.2%	5.6%
6/2004	3.9%	5.6%
7/2004	3.3%	5.5%
8/2004	3.2%	5.4%
9/2004	3.4%	5.4%
10/2004	3.2%	5.5%
11/2004	3.3%	5.4%
12/2004	2.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2003	3.9%	5.8%
2/2003	3.7%	5.9%
3/2003	3.8%	5.9%
4/2003	3.9%	6.0%
5/2003	4.0%	6.1%
6/2003	5.0%	6.3%
7/2003	4.4%	6.2%
8/2003	4.2%	6.1%
9/2003	4.6%	6.1%
10/2003	4.2%	6.0%
11/2003	4.1%	5.8%
12/2003	3.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2002	5.1%	5.7%
2/2002	4.6%	5.7%
3/2002	4.5%	5.7%
4/2002	4.3%	5.9%
5/2002	4.2%	5.8%
6/2002	4.7%	5.8%
7/2002	4.2%	5.8%
8/2002	3.9%	5.7%
9/2002	4.2%	5.7%
10/2002	3.8%	5.7%
11/2002	3.9%	5.9%
12/2002	3.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2001	4.1%	4.2%
2/2001	4.0%	4.2%
3/2001	4.0%	4.3%
4/2001	4.3%	4.4%
5/2001	4.1%	4.3%
6/2001	4.9%	4.5%
7/2001	4.4%	4.6%
8/2001	4.1%	4.9%
9/2001	4.4%	5.0%
10/2001	5.3%	5.3%
11/2001	5.6%	5.5%
12/2001	4.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/2000	4.7%	4.0%
2/2000	4.4%	4.1%
3/2000	4.3%	4.0%
4/2000	4.2%	3.8%
5/2000	4.2%	4.0%
6/2000	4.8%	4.0%
7/2000	4.3%	4.0%
8/2000	4.2%	4.1%
9/2000	4.3%	3.9%
10/2000	4.0%	3.9%
11/2000	4.0%	3.9%
12/2000	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1999	5.9%	4.3%
2/1999	5.6%	4.4%
3/1999	5.6%	4.2%
4/1999	5.4%	4.3%
5/1999	5.4%	4.2%
6/1999	6.2%	4.3%
7/1999	5.6%	4.3%
8/1999	5.3%	4.2%
9/1999	5.4%	4.2%
10/1999	5.0%	4.1%
11/1999	4.9%	4.1%
12/1999	4.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1998	5.9%	4.6%
2/1998	5.8%	4.6%
3/1998	6.0%	4.7%
4/1998	5.6%	4.3%
5/1998	6.1%	4.4%
6/1998	6.9%	4.5%
7/1998	6.5%	4.5%
8/1998	6.2%	4.5%
9/1998	6.6%	4.6%
10/1998	6.1%	4.5%
11/1998	6.0%	4.4%
12/1998	5.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1997	6.2%	5.3%
2/1997	6.1%	5.2%
3/1997	6.1%	5.2%
4/1997	6.1%	5.1%
5/1997	6.2%	4.9%
6/1997	7.0%	5.0%
7/1997	6.6%	4.9%
8/1997	6.3%	4.8%
9/1997	6.6%	4.9%
10/1997	6.0%	4.7%
11/1997	6.0%	4.6%
12/1997	5.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1996	6.3%	5.6%
2/1996	6.1%	5.5%
3/1996	6.1%	5.5%
4/1996	6.2%	5.6%
5/1996	6.1%	5.6%
6/1996	6.9%	5.3%
7/1996	6.5%	5.5%
8/1996	6.3%	5.1%
9/1996	6.4%	5.2%
10/1996	6.0%	5.2%
11/1996	6.5%	5.4%
12/1996	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1995	5.5%	5.6%
2/1995	5.2%	5.4%
3/1995	5.3%	5.4%
4/1995	5.6%	5.8%
5/1995	5.8%	5.6%
6/1995	6.6%	5.6%
7/1995	6.4%	5.7%
8/1995	6.3%	5.7%
9/1995	6.4%	5.6%
10/1995	6.1%	5.5%
11/1995	5.8%	5.6%
12/1995	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1994	5.2%	6.6%
2/1994	5.3%	6.6%
3/1994	5.4%	6.5%
4/1994	5.4%	6.4%
5/1994	5.5%	6.1%
6/1994	6.2%	6.1%
7/1994	6.0%	6.1%
8/1994	5.8%	6.0%
9/1994	5.9%	5.9%
10/1994	5.6%	5.8%
11/1994	5.4%	5.6%
12/1994	4.7%	5.5%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1993	4.8%	7.3%
2/1993	4.6%	7.1%
3/1993	4.6%	7.0%
4/1993	4.3%	7.1%
5/1993	4.3%	7.1%
6/1993	5.0%	7.0%
7/1993	4.5%	6.9%
8/1993	4.3%	6.8%
9/1993	4.3%	6.7%
10/1993	4.3%	6.8%
11/1993	4.6%	6.6%
12/1993	4.2%	6.5%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1992	3.4%	7.3%
2/1992	3.7%	7.4%
3/1992	3.8%	7.4%
4/1992	3.8%	7.4%
5/1992	4.2%	7.6%
6/1992	5.1%	7.8%
7/1992	4.7%	7.7%
8/1992	4.6%	7.6%
9/1992	4.5%	7.6%
10/1992	4.9%	7.3%
11/1992	4.9%	7.4%
12/1992	4.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1991	2.5%	6.4%
2/1991	2.5%	6.6%
3/1991	2.8%	6.8%
4/1991	2.7%	6.7%
5/1991	2.6%	6.9%
6/1991	3.5%	6.9%
7/1991	3.0%	6.8%
8/1991	2.8%	6.9%
9/1991	3.2%	6.9%
10/1991	2.8%	7.0%
11/1991	3.0%	7.0%
12/1991	2.9%	7.3%

Month/Year	HI %	National %
1/1990	2.8%	5.4%
2/1990	2.6%	5.3%
3/1990	2.7%	5.2%
4/1990	2.7%	5.4%
5/1990	2.7%	5.4%
6/1990	3.4%	5.2%
7/1990	2.8%	5.5%
8/1990	2.5%	5.7%
9/1990	2.8%	5.9%
10/1990	2.4%	5.9%
11/1990	2.5%	6.2%
12/1990	1.9%	6.3%

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