A New York Times blog post Thursday spotlights a new study with an apt title: “No End in Sight: The Agony of Prolonged Unemployment.” Among many other discouraging statistics, the report says that nationally two-thirds of those unemployed last August were still looking in March. Twelve percent have given up.

In Hawaii, the unemployment rate is 6.9 percent — low compared to the national average of 9.7 percent. But, for the still unemployed, you are not alone.

One story on my list is about chronic underemployment in Hawaii, which includes those who are jobless or able to find only part-time work. The state’s underemployment rate of 16 percent is closer to the national average of 16.7 percent. What particular challenges do Hawaii’s unemployed face when trying to find permanent work?

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