Maui County’s unemployment rate rose to 3.2% in June 2026, up from 2.5% in May, mirroring a statewide uptick. Leisure and hospitality was the hardest-hit sector across Hawaii, losing 1,800 jobs during the month.
- Maui County unemployment climbed to 3.2% in June, slightly above the 3.1% recorded in June 2025.
- Leisure & Hospitality shed 1,800 jobs statewide in June, the largest single-sector decline, with most losses in food services.
- Total nonfarm jobs in the Kahului-Wailuku metro area rose to 75,200 in June, up 1,300 from a year earlier, suggesting longer-term growth despite the monthly dip.
- Moloka’i saw the sharpest local swing, with unemployment doubling from 1.9% to 4%, though that remains well below its 5.6% rate from June 2025.
- Hawaii’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.6% remains well below the national rate of 4.2%.
Source: Maui Now
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