#Hawaii UI

Study: Unemployment Claims in Hawaiʻi are 56.05% Lower Than Last Year

July 17, 2021 · 5:42 PM UTC
Weekly unemployment claims in Hawaiʻi decreased by 56.05% compared to the same week last year. This was the 11th smallest decrease in the U.S.

Hawai‘i UI Benefit Extensions Update

January 31, 2021 · 1:20 AM UTC
Programming updates and federal funding has allowed the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations to offer a choice of either Extended Benefits (EB20) or Pandemic Unemployment Emergency Compensation (PEUC) for claimants that filed for EB20 between Dec. 15 and 28, 2020.

State Has Issued $3.2 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1

September 18, 2020 · 8:41 PM UTC
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $3,186,067,022 and 3,307,331 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 1, 2020.

$3 Billion in Unemployment Benefits Issued Since the Onset of COVID-19 in March

September 11, 2020 · 3:59 PM UTC
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $3,081,193,375 and 3,155,245 weeks claimed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic on March 1, 2020.

State Has Issued $2.8 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1

August 22, 2020 · 8:29 PM UTC
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations has updated its unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $2,829,332,666 and 2,737,142 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 1, 2020. “We are still experiencing a significant increase of workers still attached to an employer being fully released from employment. These individuals will need […]

State Has Issued $2.6 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1

August 13, 2020 · 2:15 PM UTC
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced updated unemployment insurance claims information, including paying $2,620,848,963 and 2,464,674 weeks claimed since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic on March 1, 2020.