Unemployment Rate 3-month represents a percentage change in the total number of unemployed Hong Kong citizens over the past three months. Unemployed citizens include persons older than 15 years of age, who have not had paid employment over the last 7 days. The calculation includes citizens who have been seeking employment for the past 30 days, as well as those who stopped searching (reflected in the report as "discouraged workers"). The indicator values are seasonally adjusted. A higher than expected reading growth can indicate a decline in the population purchasing power, which in turn may affect the Hong Kong dollar quotes negatively.
Hong Kong Unemployment Rate 3-Months
Last release
Actual
3.7%
Forecast
3.6%
Previous
3.7%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 30 days
Forecast
3.6%
Previous
3.7%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Sep 2024
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Aug 2024
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Jul 2024
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Jun 2024
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
May 2024
3.0%
3.1%
3.0%
Apr 2024
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
Mar 2024
3.0%
2.8%
2.9%
Feb 2024
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
Jan 2024
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
Dec 2023
2.9%
3.0%
2.9%
Nov 2023
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
Oct 2023
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
Sep 2023
2.8%
2.8%
2.8%
Aug 2023
2.8%
2.6%
2.8%
Jul 2023
2.8%
2.8%
2.9%
Jun 2023
2.9%
3.1%
3.0%
May 2023
3.0%
2.8%
3.0%
Apr 2023
3.0%
2.9%
3.1%
Mar 2023
3.1%
3.3%
3.3%
Feb 2023
3.3%
3.3%
3.4%