According to a report released by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii’s unemployment rate held steady at 6.4 percent for March 2012. The report disclosed that there are approximately 42,250 people looking for work in the state of Hawaii. The national unemployment rate is currently 8.2 percent.
Honolulu county had an unemployment rate of 5.7 percent. Maui County had a 7.1 percent unemployment rate. Kauai County had an 8.1 percent rate. And Hawaii County (Big Island of Hawaii) had an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent in March 2012.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-20-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
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