Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong decreased to 56.70 percent in December from 56.90 percent in November of 2025. Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong averaged 61.58 percent from 1981 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 66.50 percent in August of 1984 and a record low of 56.70 percent in May of 2025. source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 3667.00 3669.90 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 51452.00 49531.00 Sep 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 56.70 56.90 percent Dec 2025
Population 7.53 7.53 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 113.50 111.30 points Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 138.20 144.40 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 3.80 3.80 percent Dec 2025
Wages 19565.00 19395.00 HKD/Month Sep 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 18565.00 18001.00 HKD/Month Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 7.10 7.60 percent Dec 2025


Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
56.70 56.90 66.50 56.70 1981 - 2025 percent Monthly