24-7  Labour Force and Unemployment
Item	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Labour Force              (10 000 persons)	347.4	347.3	351.6	353.8	358.1
Male	195.9	194.7	195.3	195.1	195.4
Female	151.5	152.6	156.3	158.7	162.8
Labour Force Participation Rate   (%)	61.8	61.4	61.3	61.0	61.3
Employed Persons     (10 000 persons)	322.0	319.7	327.7	334.1	341.0
Unemployed Persons (10 000 persons)	25.4	27.5	23.9	19.7	17.1
Unemployment Rate                     (%)	7.3	7.9	6.8	5.6	4.8
Notes : The Population By-census conducted by the Census and Statistics Department in July to August 2006 provides a benchmark for revising the
population figures compiled since the 2001 Population Census.  In the above table, population-related figures from 2002 to 2005 have been
revised accordingly.
Figures are compiled based on the data obtained from the General Household Survey for the four quarters of the year.