Table 17
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Appendices
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Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force() ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
2008
2012
2013
363
323
334
25-44
1,925
1,910
1,913
45-64
65 and over
1,306
1,486
1,535
43
65
77
Total
Sex
3,637
3,785
3,859
Male
1,944
1,972
1,992
Female
1,693
1,813
1,866
Total
3,637
3,785
3,859
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
69.7
68.7
69.1
Female
53.1
53.6
54.5
Overall
60.9
60.5
61.2
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
128
124
Unemployment rate (%)
3.5
2233323
131
3.4
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
68
58
58
1.9
1.5
1.5
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: Social Analysis and Research Section, Census and Statistics Department
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