According to a report issued by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent in March 2014. This is the lowest level that it has been in over five years. Honolulu County had the lowest unemployment rate at 4.0 percent. Maui County had a 4.9 percent unemployment rate. Kauai County had a 5.3 percent unemployment rate. Hawaii County (Big Island of Hawaii) had a 5.9 percent unemployment rate. County data is not seasonally adjusted. Nationally, the unemployment rate was 6.7 percent.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-18-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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