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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.
Read More Hawaii’s January Unemployment Rate at 3.6 Percent
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.
Read More State Continues to Forecast a Better Hawaii Economy than the Nation in 2023According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 791,781 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in January 2023, up 37.9 percent from January 2022.
Read More Visitor Industry Continued Recovery in January 2023According to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 871,870 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in December 2022, representing a 91.5 percent recovery from the same month in 2019.
Read More December 2022 Total Visitor Count 91.5 Percent of the 2019 LevelDBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 3.2 percent, compared to 3.3 percent in October and November.
Read More Hawaii’s December Unemployment Rate at 3.2 Percent
Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corporation — The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation is urging Hawaii residents to respond to a major survey that is needed to assess issues relating to housing supply and demand throughout the state.
Read More State Agency Encourages Public Participation in Housing Survey for 2023 Hawaii Housing Planning Study
Hawaii State Energy Office — The United States Department of Energy has encouraged the Hawaii State Energy Office and its consortium of partners across government, community, industry, and academia to submit a Full Application for the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (H2Hub) program.
Read More Hawaii Pacific Hydrogen Hub Proposal Encouraged to Submit Full ApplicationAccording to preliminary visitor statistics released by DBEDT, a total of 735,340 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in November 2022, representing a 90.9 percent recovery from the same month in 2019.
Read More November 2022 Total Visitor Count 90.9 Percent of the 2019 LevelDBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for November was 3.3 percent, unchanged from the revised rate of 3.3 percent in October.
Read More Hawaii’s November Unemployment Rate at 3.3 PercentDBEDT released its fourth quarter 2022 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT kept economic growth projections for 2022 and 2023 for the State unchanged at 2.6 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively.
Read More State Economic Forecast Unchanged Despite Significant Downward Revision for the U.S. Economy