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The coronavirus pandemic has been particularly brutal to the tourism-dependent economies of Nevada and Hawaii, lifting the unemployment rate in both…
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Updated: 5/17/2020, 11:09 a.m.Hawaii lawmakers plan to set aside more than half of the money the state received in federal coronavirus relief money to…
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This week has brought the harsh reality of social isolation into focus for Hawai‘i’s businesses. State unemployment filings are now equal to over a third…
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Updated: 4/10/2020, 7:12 p.m. The state's confirmed and presumed positive coronavirus cases today number 465, up 23 from the previous day, according to…
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Updated 4/9/20, 10:40 a.m.NEW YORK — A staggering 16.8 million Americans lost their jobs in just three weeks in a measure of how fast the coronavirus has…
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HONOLULU — Nearly one-quarter of Hawaii's workers applied for unemployment benefits last month as social distancing measures to slow the spread of the…
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Updated: 3/27/20, 4:50 p.m.More than 97,000 new unemployment claims have been filed in Hawaii since March 1st. Workers in the restaurant and hotel…
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U.S. employers added more jobs than expected last month, while the unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. Unusually warm weather contributed to job gains for construction workers.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in September, the lowest level in nearly five decades, even though employers appeared to turn more…
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Low unemployment has been great for workers but tough on employers who feel like they can’t find enough help. That’s where some of Hawaii’s nonprofit…