Hong Kong Unemployment rate (annual) in Hong Kong

Departamento del Censo y Estadistica de Hong Kong · Monthly (3-month moving average) · Importance 70

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 3.3% 2027: 3.2% 2028: 3.0% 2029: 2.8% 2030: 2.7% 2031: 2.7%
3.8% (Jul-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV
Period%
Jul 2026 3.8%
Jun 2026 3.7%
May 2026 3.7%
Apr 2026 3.7%
Mar 2026 3.6%
Feb 2026 3.5%
Jan 2026 3.6%
Dec 2025 3.6%
Nov 2025 3.8%
Oct 2025 3.9%
Sep 2025 4.1%
Aug 2025 3.9%
Jul 2025 3.8%
Jun 2025 3.6%
May 2025 3.6%
Apr 2025 3.4%
Mar 2025 3.2%
Feb 2025 2.9%
Jan 2025 2.9%
Dec 2024 3.0%
Nov 2024 3.1%
Oct 2024 3.2%
Sep 2024 3.1%
Aug 2024 3.2%
Jul 2024 3.1%
Jun 2024 3.0%
May 2024 3.1%
Apr 2024 3.0%
Mar 2024 2.9%
Feb 2024 2.7%
Jan 2024 2.7%
Dec 2023 2.8%
Nov 2023 2.9%
Oct 2023 3.0%
Sep 2023 3.0%
Aug 2023 2.9%
Jul 2023 2.9%
Jun 2023 3.0%
May 2023 3.0%
Apr 2023 3.0%
Mar 2023 3.0%
Feb 2023 3.1%
Jan 2023 3.1%
Dec 2022 3.3%
Nov 2022 3.7%
Oct 2022 3.9%
Sep 2022 4.2%
Aug 2022 4.3%
Jul 2022 4.5%
Jun 2022 4.8%
May 2022 5.2%
Apr 2022 5.5%
Mar 2022 5.0%
Feb 2022 4.2%
Jan 2022 3.6%
Dec 2021 3.8%
Nov 2021 4.1%
Oct 2021 4.5%
Sep 2021 4.7%
Aug 2021 4.9%

About this indicator

SourceCensus and Statistics Department Hong Kong
FrequencyMonthly (3-month moving average)
Release Publicación anual, referida al conjunto del ejercicio y sujeta a revisión.
What it isHong Kong's unemployment rate is the share of jobless people as a percentage of the total labour force. It is the main gauge of the state of the labour market and of the economy's capacity to create jobs.
How it's calculatedThe Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) compiles it from a continuous household survey and reports it as a three-month moving average, following ILO criteria. A person is counted as unemployed if they are jobless, available for work and actively seeking it.
Market implicationsIts path reveals the momentum of the economy and the strength of the labour market. In such an open, services-oriented economy it is highly sensitive to tourism, trade and the regional cycle; a tight labour market underpins domestic spending.
LimitationsAs a three-month moving average, it smooths turning points and reacts with a lag. It is worth separating shifts in labour demand from those in the labour force; survey data carry sampling error and miss underemployment.