Almost a third of Hawaii's workforce has filed for unemployment since mid-March. Photos of empty airports and boarded-up shops show the devastating toll of the coronavirus on the islands.
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- While Hawaii has one of the lowest coronavirus fatality rates in the US, almost one-third of its workers have filed for unemployment since mid-March.
- Only a few hundred people have been traveling to the tourism-dependent islands per day, down from 30,000 visitors per day in May 2019.
- With a stay-at-home order and mandatory visitor quarantine in effect through the end of May, the future of Hawaii's tourism economy is uncertain.
- Governor David Ige acknowledged that measures to contain the virus have come at a the expense of unemployment, but stressed the importance of flattening the curve of new infections.
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Hawaii has one of the lowest coronavirus fatality rates in the US, thanks to its geographic isolation and ability to seal off its borders. As of May 5, the state had registered 17 coronavirus-related deaths.
Source: Associated Press, State of Hawaii
However, its workforce has filed unemployment claims at the highest rate of any state during the pandemic.
Marco Garcia/ReutersSource: Associated Press, Wall Street Journal
194,000 people, or roughly 29% of Hawaii's workforce, filed for unemployment in the six weeks leading up to April 25, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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