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From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 34,974, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 27,109, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the difference between the number of gross job losses and the number of gross job gains yielded a net employment loss of 7,865 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2023. During the previous quarter, gross job gains exceeded gross job losses by 2,329. (See chart 1.)
The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)
Gross job gainsIn the third quarter of 2023, gross job gains represented 5.3 percent of private-sector employment in Hawaii; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.8 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Hawaii, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 22,568 in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 1,162 jobs compared to the previous quarter. (See table 1.) Opening establishments accounted for 4,541 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2023, a decrease of 880 jobs from the previous quarter.
Gross job lossesIn the third quarter of 2023, gross job losses represented 6.9 percent of private-sector employment in Hawaii; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.9 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Hawaii, contracting establishments lost 27,017 jobs in the third quarter of 2023, an increase of 4,980 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 7,957 jobs, an increase of 3,172 jobs from the previous quarter.
IndustriesGross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 6 of the 7 published industry sectors in Hawaii in the third quarter of 2023. Leisure and hospitality had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 4,214 jobs. This was the result of 9,848 gross job losses and 5,634 gross job gains. The professional and business services industry had a net loss of 1,012 jobs. Education and health services showed a net gain of 1,318 jobs.
For more informationThe BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics Home.
The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2023 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.
More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.
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Category | Gross job gains and losses (3 months ended) |
Gross job gains and losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended) |
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Total private (1) |
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Gross job gains |
32,013 | 30,578 | 28,383 | 29,151 | 27,109 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
At expanding establishments |
26,143 | 24,945 | 23,514 | 23,730 | 22,568 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
At opening establishments |
5,870 | 5,633 | 4,869 | 5,421 | 4,541 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
Gross job losses |
24,742 | 24,784 | 25,797 | 26,822 | 34,974 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
At contracting establishments |
19,981 | 20,133 | 21,654 | 22,037 | 27,017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
At closing establishments |
4,761 | 4,651 | 4,143 | 4,785 | 7,957 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
Net employment change (2) |
7,271 | 5,794 | 2,586 | 2,329 | -7,865 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
Construction |
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Gross job gains |
2,746 | 2,842 | 2,961 | 2,968 | 2,689 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 |
At expanding establishments |
2,390 | 2,436 | 2,525 | 2,590 | 2,322 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 |
At opening establishments |
356 | 406 | 436 | 378 | 367 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Gross job losses |
2,371 | 2,700 | 2,578 | 2,839 | 3,085 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
At contracting establishments |
2,070 | 2,198 | 2,234 | 2,368 | 2,481 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.6 |
At closing establishments |
301 | 502 | 344 | 471 | 604 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Net employment change (2) |
375 | 142 | 383 | 129 | -396 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
Retail trade |
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Gross job gains |
4,117 | 2,735 | 3,081 | 3,366 | 3,224 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
At expanding establishments |
3,615 | 2,316 | 2,838 | 3,027 | 2,837 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
At opening establishments |
502 | 419 | 243 | 339 | 387 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Gross job losses |
3,284 | 3,160 | 2,622 | 3,175 | 4,061 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
At contracting establishments |
2,689 | 2,887 | 2,244 | 2,856 | 3,065 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
At closing establishments |
595 | 273 | 378 | 319 | 996 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Net employment change (2) |
833 | -425 | 459 | 191 | -837 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
Financial activities |
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Gross job gains |
1,457 | 1,216 | 1,206 | 1,380 | 1,148 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
At expanding establishments |
1,188 | 999 | 929 | 1,162 | 929 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
At opening establishments |
269 | 217 | 277 | 218 | 219 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Gross job losses |
1,373 | 1,374 | 1,216 | 1,311 | 1,639 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
At contracting establishments |
1,015 | 1,124 | 925 | 947 | 1,264 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 |
At closing establishments |
358 | 250 | 291 | 364 | 375 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Net employment change (2) |
84 | -158 | -10 | 69 | -491 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
Professional and business services |
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Gross job gains |
4,385 | 4,092 | 3,803 | 4,284 | 4,193 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
At expanding establishments |
3,457 | 3,306 | 3,062 | 3,587 | 3,440 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
At opening establishments |
928 | 786 | 741 | 697 | 753 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Gross job losses |
4,083 | 3,787 | 3,583 | 3,606 | 5,205 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 |
At contracting establishments |
3,122 | 2,900 | 2,796 | 2,600 | 3,961 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
At closing establishments |
961 | 887 | 787 | 1,006 | 1,244 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
Net employment change (2) |
302 | 305 | 220 | 678 | -1,012 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -1.4 |
Education and health services |
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Gross job gains |
4,455 | 4,464 | 3,938 | 4,297 | 4,524 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
At expanding establishments |
3,806 | 3,908 | 3,558 | 3,492 | 3,969 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
At opening establishments |
649 | 556 | 380 | 805 | 555 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Gross job losses |
3,034 | 3,609 | 3,978 | 4,393 | 3,206 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
At contracting establishments |
2,393 | 3,059 | 3,453 | 3,742 | 2,601 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
At closing establishments |
641 | 550 | 525 | 651 | 605 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Net employment change (2) |
1,421 | 855 | -40 | -96 | 1,318 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
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Gross job gains |
7,941 | 6,536 | 5,962 | 6,642 | 5,634 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
At expanding establishments |
6,434 | 5,379 | 5,148 | 5,723 | 4,719 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
At opening establishments |
1,507 | 1,157 | 814 | 919 | 915 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Gross job losses |
4,697 | 4,704 | 5,032 | 5,165 | 9,848 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 8.5 |
At contracting establishments |
3,888 | 3,936 | 4,507 | 4,356 | 7,529 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
At closing establishments |
809 | 768 | 525 | 809 | 2,319 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Net employment change (2) |
3,244 | 1,832 | 930 | 1,477 | -4,214 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | -3.7 |
Other services (3) |
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Gross job gains |
1,563 | 1,418 | 1,448 | 1,391 | 1,335 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
At expanding establishments |
1,312 | 1,149 | 1,231 | 1,207 | 1,173 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
At opening establishments |
251 | 269 | 217 | 184 | 162 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
Gross job losses |
1,232 | 1,265 | 1,259 | 1,553 | 1,733 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
At contracting establishments |
1,018 | 998 | 1,018 | 1,331 | 1,401 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
At closing establishments |
214 | 267 | 241 | 222 | 332 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
Net employment change (2) |
331 | 153 | 189 | -162 | -398 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
Footnotes: |
Category | Gross job gains as a percent of employment (3 months ended) |
Gross job losses as a percent of employment (3 months ended) |
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United States(1) |
6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Alabama |
6.9 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
Alaska |
8.5 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 10.5 |
Arizona |
7.1 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
Arkansas |
6.5 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
California |
6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
Colorado |
7.0 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Connecticut |
6.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
Delaware |
8.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
District of Columbia |
7.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Florida |
7.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
Georgia |
7.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
Hawaii |
6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
Idaho |
7.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
Illinois |
5.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Indiana |
6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
Iowa |
5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Kansas |
7.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Kentucky |
6.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
Louisiana |
6.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 |
Maine |
7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
Maryland |
7.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Massachusetts |
6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
Michigan |
5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
Minnesota |
6.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.2 |
Mississippi |
7.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Missouri |
6.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Montana |
8.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
Nebraska |
7.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Nevada |
7.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
New Hampshire |
6.9 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
New Jersey |
6.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
New Mexico |
8.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
New York |
6.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
North Carolina |
6.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
North Dakota |
7.6 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Ohio |
5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Oklahoma |
7.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Oregon |
6.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Pennsylvania |
6.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
Rhode Island |
6.7 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
South Carolina |
7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
South Dakota |
7.3 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Tennessee |
7.0 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
Texas |
7.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
Utah |
7.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
Vermont |
7.2 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 |
Virginia |
7.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Washington |
7.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
West Virginia |
8.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
Wisconsin |
6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Wyoming |
9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 |
Puerto Rico |
6.2 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
Virgin Islands |
8.5 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
Footnotes |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, May 09, 2024