Table 17
(Chapter 6: Employment
Appendices
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Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
2007
2011
2012
385
317
323
25-44
1,944
1,887
1,910
45-64
1,250
1,444
1,486
65 and over
43
55
65
Overall
3,622
3,703
3,785
Sex
Male
1,954
1,943
1,972
Female
1,669
1,760
1,813
Overall
3,622
3,703
3,785
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
70.4
68.4
68.7
Female
53.1
53.0
53.6
Overall
61.2
60.1
60.5
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
145
127
124
Unemployment rate (%)
4.0
3.4
3.3
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
79
63
2.2
1.7
58
1.5
88
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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