APPENDICES
APPENDIX 9
(Chapter 4: The Economy)
Number of Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rates**
by Age Group and by Sex
1999
2000
2001
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
Age group
15-19
22.9
26.8
18.3
23.7
16.8
23.4
20-29
62.3
7.5
48.0
5.8
50.2
6.2
30-39
44.7
4.3
33.7
3.2
36.8
3.5
40-49
45.6
5.3
38.4
4.3
43.5
4.6
50-59
27.7
7.2
25.1
6.0
24.0
5.4
≥60
4.1
3.5
3.4
2.9
3.1
2.7
Sex
Male
Female
Overall
140.6
7.2
109.6
5.6
118.1
6.0
66.9
4.9
57.3
4.1
56.3
3.9
207.5
6.2
166.9
4.9
174.4
5.1
Number of Underemployed Persons and Underemployment Rates**
by Age Group and by Sex
1999
2000
2001
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
Age group
15-19
4.7
5.5
3.7
4.8
3.4
4.7
20-29
17.5
2.1
14.5
1.7
12.7
1.6
30-39
22.6
2.2
19.8
1.9
19.0
1.8
40-49
33.9
4.0
34.7
3.9
32.0
3.4
50-59
14.4
3.7
16.5
4.0
15.3
3.4
260
3.7
3.2
4.2
3.6
2.9
2.5
Sex
Male
Female
Overall
71.3
3.6
67.5
3.4
60.8
3.1
25.6
1.9
26.1
1.8
24.5
1.7
96.9
2.9
93.5
2.8
85.4
2.5
Notes: Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.
** The Population Census conducted in March 2001 provides a benchmark for revising the population figures compiled since the 1996 Population By-census. In this table, population-related figures from 1999 to 2000 have been revised accordingly. As a result, such statistics presented in this edition of the publication may be different from those presented in earlier editions.
Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.
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