Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Metro Area industry wages have increased by 17.4% percent since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in the Honolulu Metro Area by a total of 17.4%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of Hawaii and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

About: These facts are part of the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Honolulu Metro Area Industry Wages Exceed Hawaii, but Wages Lag Behind the United States Industry Wages

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Total wages in all industries in Honolulu, HI can be described as medium-high when analyzed with other Metro Areas in the United States. The overall wages are 3.5 percent higher than the state, which was reported to be $34,609. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Honolulu Five-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Honolulu Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Software publishers industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of Hawaii, where the industry felt a loss of 63.7 percent. The losses in the Software publishers industry in Honolulu outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 12 in percent of workers in the Software publishers industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Software publishers (65.8 percent decline)
2. ISPs and web search portals (61.1 percent decline)
3. Glass and glass product manufacturing (53.4 percent decline)
4. Emergency and other relief services (52.2 percent decline)
5. Waste collection (49.8 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 9.7 percent from the reported values in 2001. These values are less than percent in Hawaii, which went through a gain of 11 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

The Honolulu Metro Area: Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Agents and managers for public figures industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 821.4 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Honolulu has expanded faster than the industry has grown in the State of Hawaii, where this industry saw a gain of 575 percent. The Agents and managers for public figures industry in Honolulu outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 18.8 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Agents and managers for public figures (821.4 percent gain)
2. Textile furnishings mills (577.5 percent gain)
3. Facilities support services (203.1 percent gain)
4. Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (178.3 percent gain)
5. Other information services (172.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in the Honolulu Metro Area

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 5,261 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Employment services industry makes up 12.0 percent of the total number of new jobs in Honolulu.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (5,261 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (2,183 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (1,992 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (1,542 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (1,524 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in the Honolulu Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry witnessed the largest drop in employment, losing a total of 1,368 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry make up 9.1 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Honolulu, HI.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (1,368 jobs lost)
2. Scheduled air transportation (1,348 jobs lost)
3. Offices of physicians (1,320 jobs lost)
4. Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores (986 jobs lost)
5. Wired telecommunications carriers (872 jobs lost)

In the Honolulu, HI metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 31,265 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Given the 179 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 70 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 109 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Honolulu One-Year Industry Employment Change

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The Honolulu Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Support activities for crop production industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 27.9 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the Hawaii, where the industry reported a loss of 20.3 percent. The losses in the Support activities for crop production industry in Honolulu outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 1.5 in percent of workers in the Support activities for crop production industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (27.9 percent decline)
2. Soap, cleaning compound, and toiletry mfg. (26.9 percent decline)
3. Commercial machinery repair and maintenance (25 percent decline)
4. Performing arts companies (24.7 percent decline)
5. Nonscheduled air transportation (23 percent decline)

The Honolulu Metro Area: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Spectator sports industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 77.8 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Honolulu has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in Hawaii, where it saw a gain of . percent. The Spectator sports industry in Honolulu outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 2.2 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Spectator sports (77.8 percent gain)
2. Waste collection (48.2 percent gain)
3. Civic and social organizations (21.9 percent gain)
4. Plywood and engineered wood product mfg. (21.8 percent gain)
5. Local messengers and local delivery (20.4 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 2.4 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of Hawaii, experiencing a gain of 2.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain experienced overall in the US of 2 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the Honolulu Metro Area

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Motion picture and video industries industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 362 jobs. The declines in the Motion picture and video industries industry make up 8.0 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Honolulu, HI.

Top 5 Industries
1. Motion picture and video industries (362 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (332 jobs lost)
3. Scheduled air transportation (328 jobs lost)
4. Services to buildings and dwellings (258 jobs lost)
5. General medical and surgical hospitals (239 jobs lost)

In the Honolulu, HI metro area, the entire sum of jobs in all of the industries has increased by 8,321 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Of the 185 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 76 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 109 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the Honolulu Metro Area

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Employment services industry has added the most employment with 2,089 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 18.9 percent of the growth in Honolulu.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,089 new jobs)
2. Investigation and security services (730 new jobs)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (511 new jobs)
4. Computer systems design and related services (497 new jobs)
5. Nonresidential building construction (397 new jobs)

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Honolulu, HI

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Compared to Metro Areas across the United States, the Honolulu metro area had a very high median income for all households of $60,739 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This is 4 percent higher than the median income in State of Hawaii of $58,289 and this is 19.1 percent higher than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The household income has declined a small amount from the inflation-adjusted values in 2000. The income level has decreased to $60,485, which amounts to a 0.4 percent decline. The Honolulu, HI MSA, when analyzing percentage of decline, ranks 1 of 1 metro area in percent of decline for median household income in the State of Hawaii. Honolulu ranks 230 of 233 metro area in terms of the decline in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in the Honolulu, HI Metro has declined by 0.5 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 9.9 percent to 9.4 percent.

While household income level experienced a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the Honolulu, HI metro area, the Race/Ethnicity group that experienced the largest decline in median income was the Hispanic category. This group felt a decline of 13 percent in the last five years. The Asian Race/Ethnicity category has been least effected by the income level decline in Honolulu, seeing a 32.2 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

When compared to other Metro Areas across the United States, the Honolulu metro area can be understood to have a poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 9.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 16.3 percent of the people in 2000 living in poverty. The population that is aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Honolulu, accounting 13.6 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

In Honolulu, HI White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $60,774 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.1 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic headed households in Honolulu, HI , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $45,632, this median household income is 24.9 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Honolulu had a median household income level of $52,015, which was 14.4 percent less than the areas median level for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 20.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $48,153. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $65,555. This income level is 7.9 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Higher Education in the Honolulu, HI Metro Area

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Honolulu, HI Metro Area has a highly-educated working age population, with 29.6 percent of the population (+25) having received a BA or higher, as reported in American Community Survey of 2005. The Honolulu MSA was reported to have a higher percent of population with high education level than the State of Hawaii's proportion of 28 percent and a higher percent than United States proportion of 27.2 percent.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 1.0 percent. As reported in 2005, 30 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 2.2 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 29 percent of the female population had achieved this level of education.

From 2000, the Honolulu metro area has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors of Higher. This population percent has grown by 1.8 percent to a total of 29.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is greater than the 2005 State of Hawaii percent of 28 and greater than the United States percent of 27.2.

In the Honolulu, HI Metro Area according the 2005 American Community Survey, 41.4 percent of the White Alone, 31.8 percent of Black or African American, 29.4 percent of the Asian alone and 13 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

The American Community Survey reported that in the Honolulu, HI Metro Area, many men in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 30.2 percent receiving this level of education. The women in the Honolulu metro area have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 30 percent (Men) versus 29 percent (Women). Many of the women in the area achieving a Some College or Associates Degree category, with 29.2 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Honolulu, HI

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By measuring total land area, the Honolulu metro area covers a total land area of 600 square miles. This area has a very high population density of 1,509 persons per square mile. Other metro areas with similar densities in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Trenton-Ewing (1,621 per sq. mile ), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (1,679 per sq. mile ), Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana (2,664 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk (1,443 per sq. mile ), New Haven-Milford (1,398 per sq. mile ), Chicago-Naperville-Joliet (1,309 per sq. mile ).

The Honolulu metro area had an estimated population of 905,266 in 2005. The total population has increased, since its 2000 population of 875,377. This growth signifies an increase of 3.4 percent. Honolulu ranks 1 of 1 MSAs in terms of population growth in Hawaii and the metro area ranks 83 of 361 metro areas in terms of population growth in the United States.

Estimated since the year 2000, a very high number of individuals migrated into the Honolulu metro area, with 23,631 people migrating in internationally. The migration from outside the US into Honolulu makes up 78.6 percent of all immigration into Hawaii. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

In 2005, the Census Bureau estimated the median age in the Honolulu metro area to be 38.5 years of age. The median in Honolulu is equal to the median age in Hawaii of 38.5. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in the median, when the median age was 35.7 years of age. With a total of 23.1 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Honolulu can be described as having a medium-high proportion of youths. The working age population group (18-64) has a medium-high presence of the 2005 population base, with 62.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 14.1 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other metro areas in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population.

The Honolulu metropolitan statistical area (MSA) has a population that is made of 19.7 percent White, 2.7 percent African American, 45.8 percent Asian, and 7.1 percent Hispanic. The area population base can be described as having a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 55.6 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is greater than the State of Hawaii percent of 50.6. Since 2000, Honolulu has increased the percent of minority population when 54.8 percent of the people were minorities.

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Housing Report for Honolulu

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The residential real estate values in Honolulu, Hawaii have seen large increases since their reported values in 2000. The values have increased by $148,700, or 48.1 percent, from their 2000 median values of $309,000.

Honolulu had a median home value in the year 2005 of $457,700, according to the American Community Survey. This median is greater than the State of Hawaii 2005 median home value of $453,600 and greater than median home value of $167,500 for the rest of the nation in that year.

There is a limited amount of affordable housing in Honolulu, Hawaii. In 2005, only 3.4 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

Looking across the State of Hawaii, Honolulu stands 1 of the 1 metro areas in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The metropolitan statistical area (msa) ranks 260 of 361, when comparing the change in housing structures in other metropolitan areas throughout the nation.

Honolulu has an extremely high proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. During the year 2005, the American Community Survey reported that 42.9 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

In Honolulu, there were a total of 329,300 homes in the year 2005. This MSA has gone through a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding in all 10,944 homes since 2001, or 3.4 percent.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau