Hawaii’s jobless rate jumps to 22.3% amid pandemic

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Via InquirerUSA Hawaii’s jobless rate jumps to 22.3% amid pandemic

Grayden Ha‘i-Kelly’s family on the Big Island’s Kona Coast is among those grappling with sudden unemployment. Both he and his wife work for hotels that temporarily shut down in late March.

His wife filed for unemployment benefits right away but had to wait about five weeks for her first check to come through. The state has blamed delays in unemployment benefit payments on a surge of applications and outdated computer systems.He’s glad they both didn’t apply for unemployment at the same time. Not having both incomes “would have been tough,” he said.

 

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