Accord to the U.S. Labor Department, Honolulu was tied for the 19th lowest unemployment rate out of the largest 372 metropolitan areas in the country in December 2013 with a 3.8 percent rate. This was a decrease from the 4.1 percent posted in November 2013. Bismarck, North Dakota had the lowest rate at 2.8 percent and Yuma, Arizona had the highest at 27.1 percent. Nationwide, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 2-10-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Principal Broker, REALTOR®
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