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Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.5 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Urban Honolulu — May 2017
Workers in the Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.97 in May 2017, about 7 percent above the nationwide average of $24.34.
Hawaii Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)682.9 | 683.0 | 683.5 | 684.6 | 685.8 | (p)686.8 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)668.2 | 668.7 | 669.4 | 670.5 | 671.8 | (p)672.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | (p)14.0 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
657.0 | 659.0 | 661.1 | 661.3 | 661.6 | (p)663.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | (p)1.7 |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4) |
|
37.3 | 37.0 | 36.6 | 35.9 | 35.7 | (p)36.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -2.4 | -1.7 | (p)0.3 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | (p)13.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -0.7 | (p)-2.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
120.7 | 121.6 | 121.2 | 121.6 | 121.7 | (p)122.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 |
Information(4) |
|
9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | (p)9.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 | -3.3 | -3.3 | -5.3 | -3.2 | (p)-4.2 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
28.4 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.7 | 29.0 | (p)29.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 1.0 | (p)1.4 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
82.0 | 82.9 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 84.2 | (p)84.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.3 | (p)3.2 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
86.1 | 85.8 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.5 | (p)86.2 |
12-month % change |
|
3.9 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | (p)3.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
126.1 | 127.2 | 127.3 | 128.1 | 128.0 | (p)128.0 |
12-month % change |
|
4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 |
Other Services(4) |
|
27.9 | 28.1 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 28.2 | (p)28.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | (p)2.5 |
Government(4) |
|
125.5 | 125.0 | 125.8 | 125.5 | 125.2 | (p)125.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -1.7 | (p)-0.4 |
|
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