THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1992
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UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR MARCH - MAY 1992
THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PERIOD MARCH TO MAY THIS YEAR WAS 2.6 PER CENT, AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.3 PER CENT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PERIOD APRIL TO JUNE THIS YEAR WAS 2.3 PER CENT, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 2.2 PER CENT.
LATEST FIGURES INDICATED THAT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HAD STARTED TO EDGE DOWN IN RECENT MONTHS, WHILE THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED GENERALLY STABLE.
DURING THE PERIOD MARCH TO MAY THIS YEAR, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST- TIME JOB-SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 71,700, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 63,400.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUAL GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
THE SURVEY FOR MARCH TO MAY THIS YEAR COVERED A QUARTERLY SAMPLE OF SOME 11,700 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,000 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENTIFICALLY TO REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN POPULATION IN HONG KONG.
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RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED BY INTERVIEWING BACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.
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IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED BY INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.
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DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
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