Off the news: Low unemployment, lower participation

Hawaii’s unemployment rate of 2.2% seems good, indicating few of those seeking work can’t find it. However, about 39 out of 100 islanders aged 16 or older aren’t working or looking, making Hawaii’s “labor force participation rate” a strikingly low 60.7% — partly due to an aging population, with nearly 18% 65 or over.

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