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Table 17

(Chapter 6: Employment)

Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment

Labour Force(1) ('000)

Age Group

Under 25

2005

2009

2010

397

25-44

45-64

1 950

359

1 907

322

1 890

1 143

1 365

65 and over

45

45

Overall

3 534

3 677

Sex

Male

1 950

1 962

Female

1 584

1 714

1 394

3 654

1 941 1713

48

Overall

3 534

3 677

3 654

Labour Force Participation Rate (%)

Male

Female

Overall

71.1

69.4

68.6

51.8

53.1

52.0

60.9

60.7

59.7

Unemployment

Unemployed persons ('000)

198

197

161

Unemployment rate (%)

5.6

5.4

4.4

Underemployment

Underemployed persons ('000)

Underemployment rate (%)

96

86

75

2.7

2.3

2.0

Notes: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.

(1) Labour force refers to the land-based non-institutional population aged 15 and over who satisfy the

criteria for being classified as employed persons or unemployed persons.

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

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