Table 17
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Appendices
6
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment
Labour Force(1) ('000)
Age Group
Under 25
2013
2017
2018
334
300
293
25-44
1,908
1,913
1,913
45-64
1,535
1,607
1,632
65 and over
78
127
142
Total
3,855
3,947
3,979
Sex
Male
1,993
1,994
2,007
Female
1,862
1,952
1,972
Total
3,855
3,947
3,979
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)
Male
69.2
68.3
68.5
Female
54.5
55.1
55.1
Overall
61.2
61.1
61.2
Unemployment
Unemployed persons ('000)
131
123
112
Unemployment rate (%)
3.4
3.1
2.8
Underemployment
Underemployed persons ('000)
Underemployment rate (%)
58
46
43
1.5
1.2
1.1
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.
(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: Household Statistics Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department
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