According to state of Hawaii's Department of Labor and Industrial relations, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent for the state in May 2013. This figure represented the lowest rate in almost five years and was significantly better than the national average of 7.6 percent. County data, which is not seasonally adjusted, showed that Honolulu County had the lowest unemployment rate at 4 percent. Maui County posted a 4.8 percent unemployment rate. Kauai County was at 5.3 percent and Hawaii (Big Island) County was at 6.5 percent.
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