Labour
Force and Labour Force Participation Rates (LFPRs) by Age Group
Unemployment Rate by Sex and Age
Underemployment Rate by Sex and Age
Number of Cases Receving Low Earnings and Unemployment CSSA
Labour
Force and Labour Force Participation Rates (LFPRs) by Age Group (2003-2005)
Period |
Aged 15-24 |
Aged 25-44 |
Aged 45-64 |
Aged 65 and over |
Overall |
No. ('000) |
LFPR (%) |
No. ('000) |
LFPR (%) |
No. ('000) |
LFPR (%) |
No. ('000) |
LFPR (%) |
No. ('000) |
LFPR (%) |
2003 |
390.8 |
44.6 |
2 020.9 |
83.6 |
1 042.2 |
64.1 |
42.3 |
5.5 |
3 496.2 |
61.4 |
2004 |
397.0 |
44.3 |
2 006.8 |
84.0 |
1 103.4 |
64.4 |
43.9 |
5.5 |
3 551.0 |
61.3 |
2005 |
393.6 |
43.6 |
1 990.7 |
84.3 |
1 158.0 |
64.2 |
44.0 |
5.4 |
3 586.3 |
60.9 |
Source¡GCensus and Statistics Department
Go to Top
Unemployment
Rate by Sex and Age (2003-2005)
| Period |
Sex |
Age Group |
15-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60 and over |
Overall |
| 2003 |
Male |
32.7 |
11.6 |
7.1 |
8.0 |
10.6 |
5.1 |
9.3 |
| Female |
27.3 |
6.0 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
| Overall |
30.2 |
8.8 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
9.4 |
4.5 |
7.9 |
| 2004 |
Male |
29.0 |
9.1 |
5.6 |
6.7 |
9.4 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
| Female |
22.8 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
6.2 |
7.4 |
3.2 |
5.6 |
| Overall |
26.2 |
6.9 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
8.7 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
| 2005 |
Male |
24.4 |
8.2 |
4.6 |
5.7 |
7.7 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
| Female |
18.8 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
2.4 |
4.4 |
| Overall |
21.9 |
6.2 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
7.0 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
Source¡GCensus and Statistics Department
Go to Top
Underemployment
Rate by Sex and Age (2003-2005)
| Period |
Sex |
Age Group |
15-19 |
20-29 |
30-39 |
40-49 |
50-59 |
60 and over |
Overall |
| 2003 |
Male |
7.1 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
2.9 |
4.1 |
| Female |
5.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
| Overall |
6.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
| 2004 |
Male |
5.6 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
| Female |
4.5 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
| Overall |
5.1 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
4.0 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
| 2005 |
Male |
5.2 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
| Female |
4.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
| Overall |
4.7 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
Source¡GCensus and Statistics Department
Go to Top
Number
of Cases Receving Low Earnings and Unemployment CSSA (Sept., 2006)
| Nature of case |
Number of cases |
Change over preceding month (%) |
Change over same month of preceding year (%) |
| Low Earnings |
18 473 |
* |
3.1 |
| Unemployment |
39 041 |
-0.3 |
-9.1 |
* Change within +/- 0.05%
Source¡GSocial Welfare Department
Go to To
|
