統計暨普查局就業調查結果顯示,今年6月至8月失業率為1.7%,就業不足率為0.3%,兩項指標均繼續處於歷年低位。

  
今期勞動人口共39.55萬人,勞動力參與率達73.9%。其中,總就業人數38.87萬人,較上一期(5月至7月)增加1,700人;按行業統計,酒店及飲食業的就業人數增加1,300人,博彩業亦增加700人。

失業人口為6,800人,較上一期輕微增加100人;由於應屆畢業生投入勞動力市場,尋找第一份工的新增勞動力佔總失業人口比重上升5.1個百分點至23.1%。
  
與去年同期比較,勞動力參與率上升1.1個百分點,失業率和就業不足率分別下降0.2及0.3個百分點。


相關資料: 2014年6月至8月就業調查


資料來源:DSEC



Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that both the unemployment rate (1.7%) and the underemployment rate (0.3%) for June-August 2014 remained at record low.
  
Total labour force was 395,500 and the labour force participation rate stood at 73.9%. Total employment was 388,700, an increase of 1,700 from May-July. Analysed by industry, employment in Hotels, Restaurants & Similar Activities increased by 1,300 and that in Gaming rose by 700.
  
Number of the unemployed was 6,800, up slightly by 100 from May-July. With fresh graduates joining the labour market, the proportion of fresh labour force entrants searching for their first job increased by 5.1 percentage points to account for 23.1% of the total unemployed.
  
In comparison with June-August 2013, the labour force participation rate rose by 1.1 percentage points, while the unemployment rate and the underemployment rate dropped by 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points respectively.


Related Information: Employment Survey for June - August 2014


Source from: DSEC