Hawaiʻi’s economic recovery is showing signs of stalling after several months of improvement, with analysis finding nearly 20% of workers are not fully employed. Hawaiʻi Public Radio reported that a broad assessment of the labor market called the U6 unemployment rate shows Hawaiʻi has the highest in the country at 9.3%. The figure represents a substantial decline from April 2020, when a quarter of Hawaiʻi workers were jobless, which is primarily attributed to the coronavirus. A new House bill under consideration would set a statewide standard for Hawaiʻi’s pre-travel testing program in an attempt to boost industries related to tourism.

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