So I took a look at this description of the predominant industries in Honolulu:
https://www.city-data.com/us-cities/T...u-Economy.html
...and I'm curious if any of you have anything to add to this description (aside from the fact that the economy/job market stinks right now).
To be honest, I'm a bit surprised to see "information" and "financial activities" listed as such small industries in the city.
Also, I'd be especially interested to hear thoughts on the "government" portion of Honolulu's economy. Are there many government jobs? Many private consulting jobs working with the government? Many non-profit jobs working with the government?
[To be clear: I'm really more interested in hearing more about Honolulu's long-term economy, as opposed to stories about how the economic recession has hit the city.]
Here's a small piece of the summary I linked to above:
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The following is a summary of data regarding the Honolulu metropolitan area labor force, 2004 annual averages.
Size of non-agricultural labor force: 428,800
Number of workers employed in . . .
government: 95,700
trade, transportation and utilities: 79,300
leisure and hospitality: 60,500
professional and business services: 57,200
educational and health services: 53,300
financial activities: 22,100
construction and mining: 20,400
other services: 19,000
manufacturing: 12,000
information: 8,900
Largest employers Number of employees U.S. Government 91,850 City and County of Honolulu 11,350 Queen's Medical Center 3,000 Bank of Hawaii 2,500
Services and trade are considered the two largest growth industries for the County.
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