Table 17
APPENDICES
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
25-44
45-64
65 and over
Overall
1997
2001
2002
451 1 968
773
43
3235
408
2 047
929
42
3 427
396 2 051
998
42
3 488
Sex
Male
1955
1965
Female
1 280
1 462
1965
1 523
Overall
3 235
3 427
3.488
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
Female
Overall
75.1
72.9
72.5
47.9
50.7
52.0
61.3
61.4
61.8
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
Unemployment rate (%)
5555
71
175
256
2.2
5.1
7.3
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
37
1.1
85
105
2.5
3.0
Notes: Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.
(1) The labour force refers to the land-based non-institutional population aged 15 and over who satisfy the criteria for inclusion in the
employed population or the unemployed population.
Source:
General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)
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