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
Jan 2023
3.4%
3.3%
3.5%
Dec 2022
3.5%
3.5%
3.7%
Nov 2022
3.7%
3.5%
3.8%
Oct 2022
3.8%
3.7%
3.9%
Sep 2022
3.9%
4.3%
4.1%
Aug 2022
4.1%
4.4%
4.3%
Jul 2022
4.3%
4.5%
4.7%
Jun 2022
4.7%
4.5%
5.1%
May 2022
5.1%
5.3%
5.4%
Apr 2022
5.4%
5.4%
5.0%
Mar 2022
5.0%
5.1%
4.5%
Feb 2022
4.5%
3.9%
3.9%
Jan 2022
3.9%
3.7%
3.9%
Dec 2021
3.9%
3.7%
4.1%
Nov 2021
4.1%
3.9%
4.3%
Oct 2021
4.3%
4.3%
4.5%
Sep 2021
4.5%
4.4%
4.7%
Aug 2021
4.7%
4.4%
5.0%
Jul 2021
5.0%
5.1%
5.5%
Jun 2021
5.5%
6.1%
6.0%