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Table 17

(Chapter 6: Employment

Appendices

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Labour Force, Labour Force Participation Rate, Unemployment and Underemployment

Labour Force(1) ('000)

Age Group

Under 25

2007

2011

2012

385

317

323

25-44

1,944

1,887

1,910

45-64

1,250

1,444

1,486

65 and over

43

55

65

Overall

3,622

3,703

3,785

Sex

Male

1,954

1,943

1,972

Female

1,669

1,760

1,813

Overall

3,622

3,703

3,785

Labour Force Participation Rate (%)

Male

70.4

68.4

68.7

Female

53.1

53.0

53.6

Overall

61.2

60.1

60.5

Unemployment

Unemployed persons ('000)

145

127

124

Unemployment rate (%)

4.0

3.4

3.3

Underemployment

Underemployed persons ('000)

Underemployment rate (%)

79

63

2.2

1.7

58

1.5

88

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 population or unemployed population.

Source: General Household Survey Section, Census and Statistics Department

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