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Table 17

APPENDICES

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment

Labour Force(1) ('000)

Age Group

Under 25

25-44

45-64

65 and over

Overall

1998

2002

2003@

460

1 992

817

41

3 310

401

2 049

1 016

42

3 507

383 2.001

1 063

42

3 488

Sex

Male

1 966

1 961

1 957

Female

1 344

1 546

1 532

Overall

3 310

3.507

3 488

Labour Force Participation Rate (%)

Male

Female

Overall

74.5

72.2

71.8

49.0

52.5

51.3

61.5

61.9

61.1

Unemployment

Unemployed persons ('000)

195

252

253

Unemployment rate (%)

5.9

7.2

7.3

Underemployment

Underemployed persons ('000)

Underemployment rate (%)

96

2.9

109

116

3.1

3.3

Notes: Figures are averages of the figures obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.

(1) The labour force refers to the land-based non-institutional population aged 15 and over who satisfy the criteria for inclusion in the

employed population or the unemployed population.

Source: General Household Survey Section (2), Census and Statistics Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5508)