TNAG-2977-FCO40-1469-Economic-policy-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 165

% change over

Same period

a year ago

Statistical aggregates

and variables

Unit

Reference

period

Magnitude

Previous period

THE LABOUR SECTOR

Labour force characteristics

Labour force

Unemployed

Employed

Labour force participation

rate

Unemployment rate

'000

1st Qtr.82

2 478

0

0.9

'000

1st Qtr.82

84

9.1

-16.8

'000 1st Qtr.82

2 394

-0.3

1.6

010

1st Qtr.82

64.7

-0.5

-3.1

olo

1st Qtr.82

3.4

9.7

-17.1

Employment

Manufacturing

'000

Mar 82

886

-2.2

-0.3

Finance, insurance, real

'000

Mar 82

158

1.9

17.6

estate & business

services

Wholesale and retail

'000

Mar 82

337

0.9

5.4

(including import/

export) trades

Restaurants and hotels

'000

Mar 82

153

2.2

10.3

Building and construction

sites

'000

Mar 82

86

-2.7

-4.2

Civil service

'000

Mar 82

158

4.4

12.0

Wages

Index of manufacturing wage

rates (Jul 73

Jun 74 = 100)

Real, including fringe

Mar 82

138

1.5

1.5

benefits

excluding fringe benefits

Mar 82

135

2.3

2.3

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