| 24-8 Employed Persons by Industry | ||||||
| (10 000 persons) | ||||||
| Industry | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Manufacturing | 32.64 | 29.02 | 27.20 | 23.55 | 22.77@ | |
| Construction | 29.14 | 28.65 | 26.59 | 26.82 | 27.01@ | |
| Wholesale, Retail and | ||||||
| Import/Export Trades, | 98.11 | 98.34 | 99.18 | 107.43 | 111.06@ | |
| Restaurants and Hotels | ||||||
| Transport, Storage and | 35.34 | 34.58 | 34.61 | 36.01 | 36.24@ | |
| Communications | ||||||
| Financing, Insurance, Real | ||||||
| Estate and Business Services | 47.81 | 47.44 | 46.97 | 48.22 | 50.61@ | |
| Community, Social and | ||||||
| Personal Services | 79.89 | 82.51 | 84.95 | 86.45 | 88.35@ | |
| Others | 2.31 | 2.62 | 2.41 | 2.37 | 2.53@ | |
| Total | 325.23 | 323.16 | 321.91 | 330.86 | 338.55@ | |
| Notes : Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year. | ||||||
| Employment statistics are compiled separately based on the General Household Survey (GHS) and the Quarterly Survey of Employment and | ||||||
| Vacancies. Each source has its own merits and limitations in reflecting the employment situation. The GHS estimates are presented here | ||||||
| because the omission in terms of coverage of the employed population is negligible. Besides, individual persons, including multiple job | ||||||
| holders, are counted only once. However, a major limitation of the GHS estimates is that the respondents might not have reported accurately | ||||||
| the industry to which they belong, especially for workers in the manufacturing sector. With the relocation of some production processes to | ||||||
| the mainland of China, there is a change in the mode of operation of the traditional manufacturing establishments in Hong Kong. As a result, | ||||||
| some of these establishments are more appropriately classified as import/export establishments if the majority of the production activities are | ||||||
| carried out in the mainland of China. However, this change in statistical classification may not be readily recognized by all the employed | ||||||
| persons, particularly the technicians and craftsmen, of the establishments concerned. Hence, the GHS employment estimate in respect of the | ||||||
| manufacturing sector will be overstated to the extent that some respondents mistakenly regard themselves as still being engaged in the | ||||||
| manufacturing sector instead of the import/export trades. | ||||||
| "@" Figures are subject to revision later on. | ||||||