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Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2017
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Urban Honolulu — May 2016
Workers in the Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.56 in May 2016, about 3 percent above the nationwide average of $23.86.
Hawaii Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2016 |
Jan 2017 |
Feb 2017 |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)691.5 | 693.6 | 695.1 | 696.9 | 698.0 | (p)697.4 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)671.7 | 673.9 | 675.5 | 677.7 | 679.1 | (p)678.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 18.9 | (p)19.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.7 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
651.9 | 650.0 | 650.3 | 650.1 | 653.1 | (p)654.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4) |
|
37.7 | 37.8 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 37.4 | (p)37.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | -0.3 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -1.6 | (p)-1.6 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.8 | (p)14 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -2.8 | -2.1 | (p)-0.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
121.9 | 120.5 | 120.8 | 120.3 | 121.5 | (p)122.2 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | (p)2.2 |
Information(4) |
|
9.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | (p)8.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 | 10.8 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.2 | (p)-3.3 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
28.5 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 28.3 | (p)28.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 | 0.0 | (p)-0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
84.3 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.4 | (p)83.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | (p)0.4 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
83.3 | 83.1 | 83.5 | 82.9 | 83.8 | (p)84.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | (p)1.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
120.1 | 120.0 | 120.0 | 121.4 | 121 | (p)122 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | (p)3.8 |
Other Services(4) |
|
27.0 | 27.3 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.2 | (p)27.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Government(4) |
|
126.2 | 125.9 | 126.7 | 126.4 | 126.5 | (p)126.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | (p)0.6 |
|
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