According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the city and county of Honolulu had an 3.8 percent unemployment rate during the month of August 2013, which tied the city for the eighth lowest jobless rate in the country out of the 347 metropolitan areas surveyed by the Labor Department. In comparison, Maui County posted a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, while Kauai County had a 4.9 percent unemployment rate and Hawaii (Big Island of Hawaii) County had a 5.8 percent unemployment rate. Nationally, there was a 7.3 percent unemployment rate. Please note that national figures are seasonally adjusted, while metropolitan and county data are not.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-31-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, REALTOR®
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