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Minimum wage to increase to $14 on Jan. 1
Act 114 incrementally increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour Jan. 1, 2026, and to $18 per hour Jan. 1, 2028.
Hawai‘i names inaugural ‘Workforce Development Hero’ awardees
These achievements are highlighted as part of Workforce Development Month in September, which was celebrated nationally, and which the governor proclaimed as such for the first time in Hawaiʻi.
U.S. Department of Labor awards Hawaiʻi $485,000 grant to expand apprenticeship program
Registered Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way for employers to train their employees while fostering worker productivity, loyalty and reliability.
State Reports Uptick in Phishing Schemes Related to Unemployment Claims
The state is warning residents about an increase in fraudulent schemes targeting those filing for unemployment benefits.
All Federal Unemployment, Programs Related to Pandemic Ends Sept. 4, 2021
The additional federal unemployment aid related to the COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021.
DLIR Offers Tips to Fight Fraud
The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) is working with other states and the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL) to fight fraud and stop scammers.
DLIR Call Center Temporarily Shuts Down After Staffer Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Department of Labor & Industrial Relations’s (DLIR) general call center at the Hawai‘i Convention Center call center is unavailable today, March 25, as a result of a positive COVID-19 test.
$3.2 Billion in Benefits Issued Since March 1
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced updated unemployment insurance claims information.
$3 Billion in Unemployment Benefits Issued Since March 1
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced updated unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $3,081,193,375 and 3,155,245 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Head of State Labor Department Resigns After Two Months on Leave
The state director charged with overseeing jobless benefits for Hawai‘i residents has resigned after months of being on leave amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hawai‘i Jobs Drop by 121,800 Over-the-Month
Seasonally adjusted unemployment for April reached a historic increase with a rate of 22.3%.
Hawai‘i County Unemployment Rate 3.7% in September
Hawai‘i County’s 3.7% unemployment rate for September was down slightly from the 4.1% reported a month earlier, and down from the 4.3% reported at the same time last year.
Big Island Unemployment Slightly Rises in April
Hawai’i’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 3.2 percent in April, up by a tenth of a percent from 3.1 percent in March.
Big Island Unemployment Number Rises Slightly
Hawai’i’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by a tenth of a percent in January to 3.2 percent from the revised adjusted employment rate of 3.3 percent in December.
Big Island Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly
Hawai’i’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped slightly in September to 3.4 percent, down one-tenth of a percent from 3.5 percent in August.
DLIR: Big Island Unemployment Rate Drops
The Big Island’s unemployment rate dropped in the month of July to 4.2 percent, compared to 5.5 percent in June and 5.8 percent one-year ago.
Big Island Employment Rate Rises
The unemployment rate on the Big Island rose by nearly a percentage point during the month of June. Hawai’i County holds the state’s highest unemployment rate.
DLIR: 2015 Holds Steady Unemployment Rate
April’s unemployment rates remains at 4.1 percent, the same rate it has held for each month in 2015.
Chu Takayama Confirmed as Director of DLIR
Members of the State Senate confirmed Linda Chu Takayama as the state’s new Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Director.
Statewide Employment Forecasted to Rise by 2.9%
The State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations predicts that jobs will grow by 2.9% statewide between 2014 and 2016.
