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The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism is Hawaii’s resource center for economic and statistical data, business development opportunities, energy and conservation information, and foreign trade advantages.
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Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 7.0 Percent in August
DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August was 7.0 percent compared to 7.3 percent in July.
Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 7.0 Percent in AugustVisitor Spending for July 2021 decreased 6.8% from Pre-Pandemic July 2019
According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) total spending by visitors arriving in July 2021 was $1.58 billion.
Visitor Spending for July 2021 decreased 6.8% from Pre-Pandemic July 2019Rising Pandemic Uncertainty Delays Hawaii’s Economic Growth
DBEDT released its third quarter 2021 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from the 3.5 percent projected in May this year.
Rising Pandemic Uncertainty Delays Hawaii’s Economic GrowthHawaii Joins Silver Jackets Program
Office of Planning and Sustainable Development — The State of Hawaii has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a Hawaii Silver Jackets Interagency Collaboration Team under the State’s Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan.
Hawaii Joins Silver Jackets ProgramHawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 7.3 Percent in July
Read More Entries from NewsDBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 7.3 percent compared to 7.7 percent in June. Statewide, 598,850 were employed and 47,200 unemployed in July for a total seasonally adjusted labor force of 646,000.
Hawaii’s Unemployment Rate at 7.3 Percent in JulyDBEDT Websites
- Business Development & Support Division
- Creative Industries Division
- Foreign-Trade Zone Division
- Hawaii Broadband Initiative
- Research & Economic Analysis Division
- Hawaii Community Development Authority
- Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority
- Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp.
- Hawaii State Energy Office
- Hawaii Technology Development Corp.
- Hawaii Tourism Authority
- Land Use Commission
- Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority
- Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
- Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems
- Small Business Regulatory Review Board
