APPENDICES
APPENDIX 26
(Chapter 7: Employment)
Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate and
Unemployment Rate
2000
2001
5 574.4
1999
Population aged 15 and over (thousands)**
5 414.8
5 498.7
Labour force (thousands)**
Male
1 957.1
1 964.0
1963.3
Female
1 362.5
1 410.2
1 460.3
Total
3 319.6
3 374.2
3 423.5
Labour force participation rate (%)**
Male
Female
Overall
74.0
73.5
72.9
49.2
49.9
50.7
61.3
61.4
61.4
Employed population (thousands)**
Male
1 816.5
1 854.5
1 845.2
Female
1 295.6
1 352.8
1 403.9
Total
3 112.1
3 207.3
3 249.1
Unemployment rate (%) **
Male
Female
Overall
7.2
4.9
6.2
5.6
4.1
4.9
6.0
3.9
5.1
Notes: Figures are averages of those obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.
** The Population Census conducted in March 2001 provides a benchmark for revising the population figures compiled since the 1996 Population By-census. In this table, population-related figures from 1999 to 2000 have been revised accordingly. As a result, such statistics presented in this edition of the publication may be different from those presented in earlier editions.
Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)
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