Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong decreased to 61.20 percent in September from 61.40 percent in August of 2018. Labor Force Participation Rate in Hong Kong averaged 62.17 percent from 1981 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 66.50 percent in August of 1984 and a record low of 59.50 percent in May of 2010.

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Hong Kong Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	2.80	2.80	8.50	1.00	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	3874.60	3882.40	3882.40	2370.60	Thousand	[+]
Unemployed Persons	117.80	117.40	307.70	24.90	Thousand	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	61.20	61.40	66.50	59.50	percent	[+]
Productivity	166.00	160.10	166.00	99.40	Index Points	[+]
Job Vacancies	79203.00	76875.00	127765.00	15919.00		[+]
Wages	16479.00	15897.00	16479.00	10382.00	HKD/Month	[+]
Wages in Manufacturing	219.60	215.00	219.60	141.80	Index Points	[+]
Minimum Wages	34.50	34.50	34.50	28.00	HKD/Hour	[+]
Population	7.41	7.37	7.41	3.08	Million	[+]
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	65.00	60.00		[+]
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	65.00	60.00		[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	6.30	6.20	10.40	1.90	percent	[+]

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. This page provides - Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Hong Kong Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	61.20	61.40	66.50	59.50	1981 - 2018	percent	Monthly

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Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
United Kingdom	78.80	Jul/18	78.8	79	74.1	%	Monthly
France	72.20	Jun/18	72.2	72.2	69.5	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	69.20	Dec/18	69.02	69.21	57.14	%	Yearly
Switzerland	68.40	Jun/18	68.4	68.8	66.8	%	Quarterly
Singapore	67.70	Dec/17	68	68.3	55.3	%	Yearly
Italy	65.50	Sep/18	65.4	65.9	61.7	%	Monthly
Australia	65.40	Sep/18	65.7	65.8	60.1	%	Monthly
Canada	65.20	Oct/18	65.4	67.7	61.4	%	Monthly
Netherlands	64.20	Jun/18	63.9	67.1	61.7	%	Quarterly
South Korea	63.50	Sep/18	63.4	63.9	48.5	%	Monthly
Russia	63.20	Sep/18	63.4	70.3	62.5	%	Monthly
United States	62.90	Oct/18	62.7	67.3	58.1	%	Monthly
Japan	61.90	Sep/18	61.7	74	58.5	%	Monthly
Brazil	61.70	Sep/18	61.6	61.9	60.9	%	Monthly
Germany	60.90	Jun/18	61	61.7	56.9	%	Quarterly
Mexico	59.50	Sep/18	60	61.47	58.18	%	Monthly
South Africa	59.50	Sep/18	59.1	60.8	53.6	%	Quarterly
Spain	58.73	Sep/18	58.8	60.55	48.88	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	57.20	Jun/18	57	57.3	55	%	Quarterly
Saudi Arabia	56.20	Jun/18	55.5	56.5	47.8	%	Quarterly
Turkey	53.20	Jul/18	53.2	53.2	43.9	%	Monthly
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9	50.9	%	Yearly
Argentina	46.40	Jun/18	46.7	46.9	44.5	%	Quarterly