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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1992

UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR JULY SEPTEMBER

THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE PERIOD JULY TO SEPTEMBER WERE BOTH 1.9%, ACCORDING ΤΟ THE LATEST LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE PROVISIONAL SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR THE OCTOBER WAS 2.0%, WHILE THE PROVISIONAL UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 1.: 8%.

PERIOD AUGUST

THE LATEST FIGURES SUGGEST THAT BOTH THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED GENERALLY STABLE IN RECENT MONTHS.

DURING THE PERIOD JULY

SEPTEMBER, THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF FIRST-TIME JOB- SEEKERS, WAS ESTIMATED AT 51,400, WHILE THE NUMBER OF UNDEREMPLOYED PERSONS WAS ESTIMATED AT 52,600.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM A CONTINUAL GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE CEN US AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

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THE SURVEY FOR JULY SEPTEMBER 1992 COVERED A QUARTERL) SAMPLE OF SOME 11,800 HOUSEHOLDS OR 41,300 PERSONS, SELECTED SCIENT FICALLY ΤΟ REPRESENT THE LAND-BASED CIVILIAN NON-INSTITUTIONAL POPULASION IN HONG KONG,

RELEVANT DATA WAS OBTAINED IN THE SURVEY BY INTERVIEWING EACH INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN THE HOUSEHOLDS SAMPLED.

IN THE SURVEY, THE DEFINITIONS USED IN MEASURING UNEMI LOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOLLOW CLOSELY THOSE RECOMMENDED LY THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION.

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DETAILED ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHID FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE DECEMBER 21 AT $15.50 A COPY,

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