According to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in August 2013. This marked the lowest level since July 2008, when the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent. For August, Honolulu County had a 3.7 percent unemployment rate. Maui County had a 4.5 percent rate. Kauai County posted a 4.9 percent rate and Hawaii (Big Island) County had a 5.8 percent rate. County data are not seasonally adjusted. In comparison, the national unemployment rate in August was 7.3 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 9-20-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
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