Table 17
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Appendices
6
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
2009
2013
2014
346
334
321
25-44
1,908
1,913
1,913
45-64
65 and over
1,361
1,535
1,554
46
77
88
Total
Sex
3,660
3,859
3,876
Male
1,944
1,992
1,988
Female
1,716
1,866
1,888
Total
3,660
3,859
3,876
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
69.4
69.1
68.8
Female
53.2
54.5
54.6
Overall
60.8
61.2
61.1
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
193
131
127
Unemployment rate (%)
5.3
3.4
3.3
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
ळ
Underemployment rate (%)
84
58
56
2.3
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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