#Hawaii Unemployment Insurance
State Pays $700M for Federal Unemployment Insurance Advances
The state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations today announced it paid $700 million to the US Department of the Treasury for advances it has received to pay regular unemployment insurance benefits.
Study: Unemployment Claims in Hawaiʻi are 56.05% Lower Than Last Year
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.
Job Search Requirement to be Reinstated for Unemployment Recipients
Hawai‘i residents currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits will again be required to prove they are searching for work. Gov. David Ige and the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced the job search requirement that was suspended during the pandemic, will be reinstated starting May 30, 2021.
Maui Island Unemployment Rate 12.7 Percent in February 2021
Unemployment on the Island of Maui was 12.7 percent in February, down from 14.1 percent the previous month, but still well above the 1.7 percent rate reported in February of last year, prior to the pandemic.
Hawaiʻi Unemployed United Hosting Protests Nov. 7 for Improvement in Unemployment Insurance Processing
Hawai’i Unemployed United is organizing statewide protests Nov. 7 to highlight problems with the processing and payment of unemployment insurance claims and demand changes to address those problems.
State Has Issued $3.2 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Benefits Since March 1
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.
State Announces CARES Act Unemployment Insurance Reimbursement Availability
The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced Monday the availability of funds to reimburse state and local government entities and certain non-profits for unemployment insurance benefits.
$3 Billion in Unemployment Benefits Issued Since the Onset of COVID-19 in March
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
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
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.