Table 17
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Appendices ❘ 481
2006
2010**
2011
Age Group
Under 25
25-44
390
1 934
316
1 879
45-64
1 202
65 and over
46
Overall
3 572
3 631
1 388
49
317
1 887
1 444
3 703
55
Sex
Male
1 951
1 931
1 943
Female
1 621
1 700
1 760
Overall
3 572
3 631
3 703
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
Female
Overall
70.9
68.5
68.4
52.6
51.9
53.0
61.2
59.6
60.1
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
171
157
127
Unemployment rate (%)
4.8
4.3
3.4
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
86
72
2.4
2.0
63
1.7
Notes: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.
(1) Labour force refers to the land-based non-institutional population aged 15 and over who satisfy the
criteria for being classified as employed population or unemployed population.
Source: General Household Survey Section, Census and Statistics Department
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