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 2014
3.3%
—
3.3%
Aug 2014
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jul 2014
3.3%
—
3.2%
Jun 2014
3.2%
—
3.1%
May 2014
3.1%
—
3.1%
Apr 2014
3.1%
—
3.1%
Mar 2014
3.1%
—
3.1%
Feb 2014
3.1%
—
3.1%
Jan 2014
3.1%
—
3.2%
Dec 2013
3.2%
—
3.3%
Nov 2013
3.3%
—
3.3%
Oct 2013
3.3%
—
3.3%
Sep 2013
3.3%
—
3.3%
Aug 2013
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jul 2013
3.3%
—
3.3%
Jun 2013
3.3%
—
3.4%
May 2013
3.4%
—
3.5%
Apr 2013
3.5%
—
3.5%
Mar 2013
3.5%
—
3.4%
Feb 2013
3.4%
—
3.4%