Hong Kong: Employment

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The most recent value is 3.71 million employed people as of September 2024, no change compared to the previous value of 3.71 million employed people. Historically, the average for Hong Kong from January 1993 to September 2024 is 3.44 million employed people. The minimum of 2.77 million employed people was recorded in January 1993, while the maximum of 3.88 million employed people was reached in August 2018. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Hong Kong: Employment, million people
2024  Sep 3.71
2024  Aug 3.71
2024  Jul 3.71
2024  Jun 3.7
2024  May 3.7
2024  Apr 3.69
2024  Mar 3.69
2024  Feb 3.69


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 3.73 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.93 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 3.20 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 4.66 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 10.45 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 57.60 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 49.78 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 52.34 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 63.97 2023 percent
 Self-employment 8.45 2022 percent
 Employment 3.71 9/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 3.10 9/2024 percent
 Labor cost 272.50 Q2/2024 index points
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