Hawaii’s jobless rate drops to 6.6 percent in May

Hawaii’s unemployment rate dipped to 6.6 percent in May from 6.7 percent in April and 6.9 percent a year ago, according to the latest seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor, Pacific Business News reports. Hawaii had 41,700 people out of work in May out of a labor force of 636,800.