Economy

... In May, there were notable gains in sectors including leisure and hospitality but Hawaii still lags ....

... Hawaii lost 1,600 construction jobs, -4.3 percent, the largest percentage loss in USA ....

... Hawaii's labor force increased by 7,400 people from May 2021 to May 2022 ....

... From a rate of 1.9% in 2018, inflation jumped to 7.1% in 2021 and was 8.2% as of April 2022 ....

“...In many concentrated insurance markets such as Hawaiʻi, insurers have few incentives to negotiate lower prices. They can easily pass these costs onto premiums without losing market share....”

... Hawaii improved significantly in 2021 after initially being hard hit by the pandemic ....

"...In the largest sector (government), the Hawaii economy added 400 jobs between January 2021 and April 2022...."

... 2022’s Best & Worst State Economies ....

... despite U.S. economic growth projections being revised downward ....

... Inflation in the Islands hit 7.5% in March ....

... and total spending by visitors who came to the islands in March 2022 was $1.53 billion, which was higher compared to the $1.49 billion (+2.5%) reported for March 2019 ....

... Honolulu business environment ranks 84th of 100 large cities in USA ....

... The extent of astronomy’s economic impact on the state goes well beyond the standard economic measurements when “spillover” effects are included ....

... over 83,000 people have moved away from Hawaii between 2011 and 2020 ....

... inflation has not been over 7.5% since 1991 ....

... A newly released report examines the tax burden and economic climate of all 50 states ....

... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....

... Optimistic UHERO forecast with Omicron end, expected return of international visitors ....

... Visitor arrivals are projected to increase to 9.7 million in 2023, 10.0 million in 2024, and 10.4 million in 2025 ....

... where employers are struggling the most in hiring ....

... The total economic impact of $221 million, which also accounts for indirect and induced impacts, is nearly as much as farming statewide ....

... Insights From Fiscal 50’s Key Measures of State Fiscal Health ....

... November 2021 visitor spending was lower compared to the $1.34 billion (-11.5%) reported for November 2019 ....

... these are majority opinions in our state ....

... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....

... Economic recovery resumed with the end of Hawaii’s COVID-19 wave. Now Omicron is a new threat .... 

... 38 states had unemployment claims last week that were lower than before the pandemic -- Hawaii isn't one of them ....

... Road Map to Prosperity ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.9 percent, up from the 2.7 percent projected in August  ....

... Gerard Dericks, Ph.D., is the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at Hawaii Pacific University ....

... 77 months until Hawaii returns to pre-COVID unemployment rates .... 

... Hawaii Increase in Unemployment (September 2021 vs September 2019) 175.50% ....

... Hawaii is still in a state of emergency, tourism has slowed, businesses are closing and unemployment is high. The economy will take years to recover ....

... When compared to September 2019, statewide ADR was higher in September 2021 but RevPAR was lower due to less occupancy ....

... Hawaii 46th, Nevada 14th ....

... how could we be in this situation again? .... 

... the real unemployment rate in August might be around 6% higher than reported ....

"... we are in for a period of weakness before growth resumes late in the year. The end to federal fiscal support will weigh on recovery going forward, and a full return to pre-pandemic conditions remains several years down the road ...."

... progress toward economic recovery has been largely due to the distribution of the vaccine and yet highly vaccinated Hawaii still finds a way to lag ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 2.7 percent, down from  3.5 percent ....

... The $30,000 gift from one of Hawaii's most important foundations marks an "exciting development" in the history of the institute ....

... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....

... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....

... State taxes a major driver of the exodus ....

... States Hurt the Most by the European Travel Ban -- Hawaii 5th ....

... Hawaii is struggling with the highest unemployment rate in the country, at 9% ....

... DBEDT revised its economic growth projection for 2021 to 3.5 percent, up from 2.7 percent ....

... total employment in Hawaii declined by 10% between 2016 and 2021 ....

... losing the state’s best and brightest to opportunities elsewhere ....