May 14, 2019
Big Island of Hawaii Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Hawaii/Big Island Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Hawaii’s economy continues to add jobs, but the rate of growth is tepid. Over the past 12 months, Hawaii added just 1,400 new jobs, representing a growth rate of 0.2%. Even with this lack of job formation, the state has a very healthy 2.8% unemployment rate. On the Big Island, year-over-year employment dropped 4.7% to 84,600 persons and has been negative for the past eight months.
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February 13, 2019
Big Island of Hawaii Real Estate Market Update
Posted in Hawaii/Big Island Real Estate Market Update by Matthew Gardner, Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate
Hawaii’s economy offered a mixed bag of growth in the fourth quarter of 2018. Employment declined 1.4% but the unemployment rate was a healthy 2.3%. Year-over-year, the economy has shed 9,300 jobs, and annual job gains have been negative for the past three months. On the Big Island, employment growth dropped 2.6% and has been negative for the past five months. That said, there are 85,800...
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