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Friday, March 29, 2013

Hawaii Unemployment – Rate Remains at 5.2 Percent in February 2013


A report issued by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations noted that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate 5.2 percent in February 2013, with no change from the month prior. Honolulu County had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.5 percent. Maui posted a 5.6 percent unemployment rate. Kauai and Hawaii (Big Island) Counties had a 6.4 percent and a 7.2 percent unemployment rate respectively. The counties’ unemployment rate are not seasonally adjusted. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 7.7 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 3-29-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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