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2.0 WASTE STREAM ASSESSMENT <br />EXHIBIT 2 -3 <br />Historical Employment, Hawaii County <br />Year Employment Average Annual Growth <br />1980 <br />40,850 <br />1990 <br />55,200 <br />3.1% <br />2000 <br />65,450 <br />1.7% <br />2006 <br />81,300 <br />3.7% <br />1980-2006 <br />2.7% <br />Source: Civilian employment from County of Hawaii Data Book <br />Section 11: Labor Force, Employment & Earnings, Table 11.4. Accessed <br />at: http: / /www.Hawai'i- county.com /databook current/Table %2011/11.4.pdf <br />EXHIBIT 2 -4 <br />Forecast Employment, Hawaii County <br />2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 <br />Civilian Jobs 92,400 103,400 113,100 122,000 131,700 141,600 <br />Annual Growth Rate 2.3% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% <br />Note: This forecast is based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, which differs from <br />the historical information provided in Exhibit 2 -3 which is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />(personal communication with Yang -Seon Kim, Economist, DBEDT on August 12, 2008). <br />Source: Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism. 2008. <br />Population and Economic Projections for the State of Hawai'i to 2035, DBEDT 2035 Series. <br />Available at: http: / /Hawai'i.gov /dbedt/info /economic/ <br />2.3.1 Historical <br />Historical generation, recycling, disposal for Hawaii County, and the resulting diversion <br />rates are shown in Exhibits 2 -5 and 2 -6. Generation is the sum of recycling and disposal. As <br />shown, estimated fiscal year2 (FY) 07 -08 generation was 296,473 tons, 29.2 percent of which <br />was recycled (86,443 tons) with the remainder (210,030 tons) going into landfills for <br />disposal. <br />Since FY 00 -01, both recycling and disposal in the County have increased substantially. <br />Recycling has increased from 26,416 tons in FY 00 -01 to 86,443 tons in FY 07 -08, and disposal <br />has increased from 163,825 to 210,030 over the same period. These increases correspond to <br />average annual growth rates of 18.5 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively. <br />Particularly strong growth was experienced in FY 03 -04 and FY 04 -05, which can be <br />attributed, in part, to the effects of storm debris. The County's estimated diversion rate has <br />2 The County fiscal year is from July 1 to June 30. <br />December 2009 2 -3 <br />