Kauai Sun

Kauai County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,678 people out of the 73,247 living in Kauai County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Kauai County has increased compared to the 3.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Kauai County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4.9%.

Of the 36,533 people who had a job during that time, 239 were employed in the Armed Forces and 36,294 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,678	4.4%
Employed	36,533	95.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	36,294	95%
Employed in armed forces	239	0.6%