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Hawaii Unemployment Rate

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-HI.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest2.8%September 2026
Previous2.7%August 2026
Year ago2.1%September 2025

Hawaii Unemployment Rate was 2.8% in September 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from August 2026 and up 0.7 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since September 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.0% (Sep 2017) to 22.5% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.9%.

Hawaii Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 1996 – Sep 20260%5%10%15%20%25%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
Hawaii Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 1996 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
September 20262.8%
August 20262.7%
July 20262.7%
June 20262.6%
May 20262.5%
April 20262.4%
March 20262.4%
February 20262.3%
January 20262.2%
December 20252.2%
November 20252.2%
September 20252.1%
August 20252.1%
July 20252.2%
June 20252.3%
May 20252.4%
April 20252.5%
March 20252.5%
February 20252.6%
January 20252.6%
December 20242.6%
November 20242.7%
October 20242.7%
September 20242.8%

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high22.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year low2.0% (Sep 2017)
10-year average3.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-HI.UNEMP.M.SA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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National figure

United States Unemployment Rate (NSA)

FAQ

Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-HI.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “Hawaii Unemployment Rate”.