Table 17
(Chapter 6: Employment)
Appendices
6
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
2010
2014
2015
316
321
324
25-44
1,879
1,913
1,913
45-64
1,388
1,554
1,574
65 and over
49
88
99
Total
3,631
3,876
3,910
Sex
Male
1,931
1,988
1,995
Female
1,700
1,888
1,914
Total
3,631
3,876
3,910
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
68.5
68.8
68.8
Female
51.9
54.6
54.8
Overall
59.6
61.1
61.2
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
157
127
129
Unemployment rate (%)
4.3
3.3
3.3
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
72
56
53
2.0
1.5
1.4
Underemployment rate (%)
Notes:
Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as 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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