Appendices
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Table 17
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
2011
2015**
2016
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
317
325
319
25-44
1,887
1,907
1,900
45-64
1,444
1,572
1,593
65 and over
55
99
109
Total
3,703
3.903
3,920
Sex
Male
1,943
1,997
1,996
Female
1,760
1,906
1,924
Total
3,703
3,903
3,920
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
68.4
68.8
68.6
Female
53.0
54.7
54.8
Overall
60.1
61.1
61.1
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
127
129
133
Unemployment rate (%)
3.4
3.3
3.4
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
63
53
55
1.7
1.4
1.4
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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