Hilo, HI jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Outside Sales RepresentativeExpert Seekers Training
- Outside Sales RepresentativeRollins
- Niche Markets ManagerCentral Pacific Bank
- Maintenance and Damage ManagerAvis Budget Group
- Senior Financial AnalystEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- Operations ManagerCitadel
- Accounting ManagerEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- Client Services ManagerBAYADA Home Health Care
- Rehab Manager, Clinical, Home HealthBAYADA Home Health Care
- Physical Therapist- New GraduateBAYADA Home Health Care
Employers hiring most in Hilo
- BAYADA Home Health Care3 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- Avis Budget Group1 open role
- Central Pacific Bank1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Citadel1 open role
- Dunhill1 open role
- Expert Seekers Training1 open role
- Inter Pacific Motors1 open role
- Orion Placement1 open role
Hilo layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hilo in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Hilo
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Hawaii County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 5.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, up 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+867 jobs), health care (+722 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−525 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hilo. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Hawaii? How to file for unemployment in Hawaii (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
American Job Center Hawaii - Hawaii Island
Hilo · Comprehensive · 808-935-6527
Monday - Friday 7:45am- 4:30pm
Hawaii County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
93,661
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
203,684
people in Hawaii County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,215
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Hawaii’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Hawaii unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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