Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina nonfarm payroll employees increase by 1.3% since Feb.

By Aloha State News

Sep 17, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina metropolitan statistical area was 60,400, a 1.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In Feb., Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina reported 59,600 workers on nonfarm payrolls.

Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and industry earnings. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Overall, Hawaii reported 0.555 million people employed on nonfarm payrolls in March.

Hawaii Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls Feb. vs. March