Hawaii Statistics

...Pacific Islanders other than Native Hawaiians have ten times the infection rate of all other ethnic groups in Hawai‘i....

... The unemployment rate would have been much higher except that there were nearly 30,000 fewer people in the labor force than a year ago ....

...but the Big Island is much more affordable....

... Hawaii 5th largest quarterly increase in overall delinquency rate ....

...With the exception of jobs in information technology and other services, no industry category saw a meaningful increase from the devastating April 2020 job numbers....

...For the first time since 2002, Hawaii Democrat candidates will be on the ballot in the General Election challenging every single sitting Republican incumbent legislator....

...due to the increased difficulty of navigating a trans-Pacific move. There is also fear of a spike in COVID-19 cases in states such as California and Texas....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Health Care....

...What is the Real Value of $100 in Your State?....

...The Hawaii Department of Health urges the government to remove safeguards....

... State and Local taxes add $0.4628 per gallon -- not counting GE Tax .... 

...States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most....

...individuals are classified as employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force based on questions about their activities during the survey reference week (June 7th through June 13th)....

...Pass-through businesses, such as sole proprietorships, S corporations, and partnerships, make up a majority of businesses in the United States....

...In Hawaii, the Fair Market Rent (FMR) for a two-bedroom apartment is $2,015—the highest in USA....

...Employment–population ratio, Hawaii 2nd lowest in USA....

...2020’s Most & Least Energy-Expensive States....

...Hawaii’s low numbers came at enormous cost....

...151,071 valid claims are being paid....

...Hawaii has the broadest sales tax in the United States, but it taxes many products multiple times and, by one estimate, ultimately taxes 105 percent of the state’s personal income.  This base is far wider than the national median, where the sales tax applies to 34.25 percent of personal income....

...nobody pays more for less....

...Hawaii and Alaska have the lowest per capita COVID death tolls in the USA-- Hawaii is among the most restrictive states, Alaska is more moderate....

“...Taxes are the single most expensive ingredient in beer, costing more than the labor and raw materials combined....”

...to determine which states have the most racial equality in education....

...and the highest Total Sales & Excise Tax Burden....

... The number of respondents who view the virus as a “very serious” health concern has fallen from 73% to 54% in less than two months .... 

...5,989 victims have reported Identity theft after receiving a letter about eligibility for PUA benefits....

...Hawaii AirBnB occupancy rates are running far below those of other US destinations....

...only Nevada and Puerto Rico are higher....

...Bureau of Labor Statistics recently disclosed that it misclassified many workers on temporary layoffs as “absent from work because of other reasons” rather than “unemployed.” Therefore, the real unemployment rate may be around 33 percent higher than reported....

... Hawaii Ranks 45th for Public Hospital System Quality ....

...claims are clustered in zip codes where the tourism industry is a particularly important source of employment....

...Thirty-two percent of Hawaii’s rural roads are rated in poor condition – the third highest rate in the nation- and 31 percent are in mediocre condition....

...only Nevada and Michigan are higher....

...Hawaii is 9th at 36.6%....

...32.2% of Hawaii's workforce has filed an unemployment claim....

... 22.2% of Hawaii State tax receipts come from individual income taxes ....

...Hawaii has the lowest share of population diagnosed with COPD....

...Hawaii 5th Highest Median Income Growth for Law Enforcement Officers 2018-2019....

...Hawaii Hospitals Graded for overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors....

...A Visual Guide to Unemployment Benefit Claims....

...Refers to the increase in the number of unemployment insurance initial claims in the week of April 27, 2020 compared to the week of April 29, 2019....

...total job reductions between January and April in Honolulu county were 34% of full-time jobs and 41% of part-time. These numbers were much higher on Hawaii (50% and 67%), Maui (69% and 68%), and Kauai (56% and 62%)....

...2020’s Best & Worst States for Nurses....

...Phone data reveals if states have mastered social distancing: Nevada, Vermont and Hawaii are best....

...it may be harder to social distance or self-isolate in multigenerational households....

...another 4,267,395 people filed initial unemployment benefit claims during the week ending April 18, the second week of a decline in the rate of new claims, but still among the highest levels in U.S. history....

...Honolulu City and County set record levels for low amounts of annual particle pollution....

...WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key metrics. Each metric measures the percentage point increase or decrease in visits to various types of places due to coronavirus....

...Hawaii pension plan only 55% funded ranks 43rd among states....