Hawaii Layoffs — September 2019

Employers in Hawaii filed 4 WARN Act notices in September 2019, impacting roughly 118 workers. The average filing covered 30 workers, with 1 closure among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Finance & Insurance	2	88

The Finance & Insurance sector led the way in workforce reductions with 88 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	2	118

Honolulu was the epicenter of layoff activity, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 118 workers across 2 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Honolulu	2	118
Purchase dataset for city details	2	0

Layoff Type Analysis

Type	Notices	Workers
Closure	1	30

Closures accounted for 25% of affected workers, while the majority of filings were layoffs rather than permanent shutdowns.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
Pyramid Insurance Centre Ltd	Honolulu	88		2019-09-30
Servco Pacific Inc	Honolulu	30	Closure	2019-09-17
Servco Pacific Inc	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2019-09-17
Pyramid Insurance Centre Ltd	Purchase dataset for city details	N/A		2019-09-30

The single largest action involved Pyramid Insurance Centre Ltd at its Honolulu facility, reporting 88 affected workers. Servco Pacific Inc followed with 30 workers.

Trend & Outlook

After a dip last month, layoff activity has ticked back up.

The data underscores mounting pressure on the Hawaii labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Finance & Insurance sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Hawaii. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Hawaii WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.