Photo by Gigi on Unsplash

Unemployment rate stands at 3%

There were 113,700 unemployed people from February and April.

The jobless rate for the February to April period stood at 3%, unchanged from the January to March record.

Based on the data from the Census & Statistics Department (C&SD), the total number of unemployed people from February to April was 113,700, 5,700 less than the preceding period.

From February to April, the underemployment rate was also unchanged at 1.1%. 

Meanwhile, total employment increased by 5,700 to 3,694,100, and the labour force grew by around 7,700, to 3,807,800.

Follow the link for more news on

Join Hong Kong Business community
Since you're here...

...there are many ways you can work with us to advertise your company and connect to your customers. Our team can help you dight and create an advertising campaign, in print and digital, on this website and in print magazine.

We can also organize a real life or digital event for you and find thought leader speakers as well as industry leaders, who could be your potential partners, to join the event. We also run some awards programmes which give you an opportunity to be recognized for your achievements during the year and you can join this as a participant or a sponsor.

Let us help you drive your business forward with a good partnership!