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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 26
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate and Unemployment Rate
1998
1999
2000
Population aged 15 and over (thousands)**
5 414.0
5 491.9
5 575.2
Labour force (thousands)**
Male
1 971.4
1 963.7
1 959.8
Female
1 334.1
1 378.8
1 422.9
Total
3 305.5
3 342.5
3 382.7
Labour force participation rate (%)**
Male
Female
Overall
74.5
73.8
73.2
48.2
48.7
49.1
61.1
60.9
60.7
Employed population (thousands)**
Male
1 869.1
1 821.5
1 849.1
Female
1 281.0
1 311.5
1 365.3
Total
3 150.1
3 133.0
3 214.4
Unemployment rate (%)**
Male
Female
Overall
5.2
4.0
4.7
293
7.2
5.6
4.9
4.0
6.3
5.0
Notes: Figures are averages of those 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 figures and 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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