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Tourism Recovery was Steady in February 2023
According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 753,750 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in February 2023, an increase of 19.5 percent from February 2022.
Tourism Recovery was Steady in February 2023
Branding workshop Attracts Over 200 Hawaii Entrepreneurs, Manufacturers and Business Owners
More than 200 attendees gathered at the Hawaii Convention Center for DBEDT's first-ever Made in Hawaii Branding Workshop today.
Branding workshop Attracts Over 200 Hawaii Entrepreneurs, Manufacturers and Business Owners
Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive (CLHMI) Artists Place Music on ABC’s “The Company You Keep,” Airing this Sunday on ABC
Two Hawaii co-writers from Creative Lab’s Music Immersive February 2023 cohort have landed an original music sync licensing placement in the ABC series “The Company You Keep.”
Creative Lab Hawaii Music Immersive (CLHMI) Artists Place Music on ABC’s “The Company You Keep,” Airing this Sunday on ABC
Hawaii’s February Unemployment Rate at 3.6 Percent
DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 3.6 percent, the same as in January.
Hawaii’s February Unemployment Rate at 3.6 Percent
Made in Hawaii Branding Workshop on March 29
DBEDT announced today that the first-ever Made in Hawaii Branding Workshop will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center on Wednesday, March 29.
Made in Hawaii Branding Workshop on March 29
Hawaii State Broadband Coordinator Recognized with Two Prestigious Awards
State Broadband Coordinator of the Hawaii Broadband and Digital Equity Office, Burt Lum, was recently recognized with two awards for his important work championing digital equity in the state of Hawaii.
Hawaii State Broadband Coordinator Recognized with Two Prestigious Awards
Hawaii’s January Unemployment Rate at 3.6 Percent
DBEDT today announced that the monthly labor statistics including labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate have been revised from January 2010 to December 2022 and job count by industry has been revised from January 1990 to December 2022 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Hawaii’s January Unemployment Rate at 3.6 Percent
State Continues to Forecast a Better Hawaii Economy than the Nation in 2023
DBEDT released its first quarter 2023 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT kept its economic growth projections for 2023 and 2024 at 1.7 percent and 2.1 percent, respectively, unchanged from the projections made in the previous quarter.
State Continues to Forecast a Better Hawaii Economy than the Nation in 2023
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