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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 9
(Chapter 4: The Economy)
Number of Unemployed Persons and Unemployment Rates**
by Age Group and by Sex
1998
1999
2000
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
Age group
15-19
17.9
20.4
22.8
26.9
18.5
23.7
20-29
46.9
5.7
60.8
7.6
46.2
5.9
30-39
35.1
3.3
45.7
4.3
34.6
3.3
40-49
33.9
4.1
46.8
5.3
39.4
4.3
50-59
18.9
5.0
29.2
7.2
26.2
6.0
260
2.8
2.3
4.1
3.5
3.4
2.9
Sex
Male
Female
Overall
102.3
5.2
142.1
7.2
110.7
5.6
53.1
4.0
67.3
4.9
57.6
4.0
155.4
4.7
209.4
6.3
168.3
5.0
Number of Underemployed Persons and Underemployment Rates**
by Age Group and by Sex
1998
1999
2000
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
Number
Rate
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
('000)
(%)
Age group
15-19
2.6
2.9
4.6
5.5
3.8
4.8
20-29
12.9
1.6
17.2
2.1
14.2
1.8
30-39
21.8
2.1
23.0
2.2
20.2
1.9
40-49
28.3
3.4
34.9
4.0
35.8
3.9
50-59
14.3
3.8
15.3
3.8
17.4
4.0
260
3.7
3.0
3.8
3.2
4.3
3.7
Sex
Male
Female
Overall
64.4
3.3
72,3
3.7
68.3
3.5
19.1
1.4
26.6
1.9
27.3
1.9
83.5
2.5
98.9
3.0
95.6
2.8
Notes: Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.
** Since August 2000, the "resident population" approach has been adopted in place of the "extended de facto" approach for compiling Hong Kong population figures. Revised population figures backdated to 1996 have been compiled. In this table, population-related figures are compiled based on the new approach. Notwithstanding the change, they are broadly comparable with those of earlier years.
Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)
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