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
May 2016
3.4%
—
3.4%
Apr 2016
3.4%
—
3.4%
Mar 2016
3.4%
—
3.3%
Feb 2016
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jan 2016
3.3%
—
3.3%
Dec 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Nov 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Oct 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Sep 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Aug 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jul 2015
3.3%
—
3.2%
Jun 2015
3.2%
—
3.2%
May 2015
3.2%
—
3.2%
Apr 2015
3.2%
—
3.3%
Mar 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Feb 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jan 2015
3.3%
—
3.3%
Dec 2014
3.3%
—
3.3%
Nov 2014
3.3%
—
3.3%
Oct 2014
3.3%
—
3.3%