Honolulu County, HI jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Honolulu County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 64 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Honolulu County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
2.2% the month before
479,799
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,003,666
people in Honolulu County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,264
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Honolulu County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Honolulu County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Honolulu County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

BerryDunn5 open roles
Core & Main3 open roles
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center3 open roles
U.S. Army Cyber Command3 open roles
United States Army Installation Management Command3 open roles
Akima Systems Engineering2 open roles
Caci International2 open roles
Confidential2 open roles
Crocs2 open roles
Domino's Pizza2 open roles

Colleges in Honolulu County

Colleges in Honolulu County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Hawaii at Manoa	Honolulu	Public 4-year	20,000+
Brigham Young University-Hawaii	Laie	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Hawaii Pacific University	Honolulu	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Hawaii-West Oahu	Kapolei	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pacific Rim Christian University	Honolulu	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Honolulu County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Oahu Workforce Development Board
Honolulu

American Job Center Hawaii - Oahu
Honolulu · Comprehensive · 808-768-5701
7:45-4:30pm Mon-Fri

Cities in Honolulu County

Kapolei16 jobs
Aiea12 jobs
Schofield Barracks10 jobs
Waipahu10 jobs
Kaneohe6 jobs
Wahiawa4 jobs
Halawa3 jobs
Ewa Beach3 jobs
Laie

Other Hawaii counties

All of Hawaii

Laid off or looking for work in Honolulu County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Hawaii’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.