Hawaii tops U.S. in 2020 union membership
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/27/hawaii-news/hawaii-tops-u-s-in-2020-union-membership/
Employment
Hawaii Unemployment Tops in USA
Almost all states still had fewer jobs than before the pandemic at the end of last year, but just how...
Frustration over Hawaii’s jammed-up unemployment system prompts rally
About 200 people vented frustration and demanded help with Hawaii’s overwhelmed jobless benefits system Wednesday outside a closed unemployment office...
One-In-Five Hawaii Workers Are Unemployed, Underemployed, Or Have Quit Looking
Hawaii’s economic recovery is showing signs of stalling after several months of improvement. At 9.3%, Hawaii’s official unemployment rate remains the highest...
Committee supports jobs corps resolution
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/02/03/hawaii-news/committee-supports-job-corps-resolution/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Current Hawai’i and County Unemployment Data
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DEC NOV DEC* 2020 2020 2019 STATE ...
Isle labor market not likely to see major gains in short term
The Champagne bubbles that marked the start of 2021 have already begun to go flat as businesses across the state...
Kauai employment suffers under restrictive travel policies
Before the COVID-19 pandemic the payroll at Kilohana Kauai, a popular Kauai attraction, was 168. Fred Atkins, Kilohana’s general partner,...
Ige unsure when furloughs for state workers will begin
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/12/29/hawaii-news/ige-unsure-when-furloughs-for-state-workers-will-begin/
State furloughs might be pushed back to July
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/12/22/hawaii-news/state-furloughs-might-be-pushed-back-to-july/
DOE Reveals Furlough Plan For Teachers, Other Employees
Hawaii’s 13,000 teachers and other Department of Education employees will have to take six to 10 days of unpaid leave...
Ige announces furloughs: State’s largest unions push back against cutbacks slated for Jan. 1
Thousands of state workers will begin furloughs next month as the state struggles to fill a massive budget shortfall. Gov....
New Hawaii unemployment call center swamped
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/13/hawaii-news/new-hawaii-unemployment-call-center-swamped/
Differences in US States’ Employment Recovery Persist; HI, NY, MA Lag
Of those states with severe peak-to-trough job losses close to 20%, Hawaii, New York and Massachusetts are the only states...
26 UH-Hilo, HCC employees to have salaries reduced
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/07/hawaii-news/26-uh-hilo-hcc-employees-to-have-salaries-reduced/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Despite $420M loan, Hawaiian Airlines job cuts loom
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/30/hawaii-news/despite-420m-loan-hawaiian-airlines-job-cuts-loom/
WARN notices paint grim picture: Larger BI employers furloughed or laid off nearly 6,000 workers
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/09/27/hawaii-news/warn-notices-paint-grim-picture-larger-bi-employers-furloughed-or-laid-off-nearly-6000-workers/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawai’i Jobless claims increasing
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/09/15/hawaii-news/jobless-claims-increasing/
Hawaii has nation’s highest ‘insured unemployment rate’
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/11/hawaii-news/hawaii-has-nations-highest-insured-unemployment-rate/
30,000 isle workers may have opted out of job market in July
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/08/04/hawaii-news/30000-isle-workers-may-have-opted-out-of-job-market-in-july/
