23-7 Labour Force and Unemployment
Item	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Labour Force              (10 000 persons)	353.4	357.2	363.0	364.9	367.7
Male	195.0	195.1	195.8	194.9	196.2
Female	158.4	162.1	167.1	169.9	171.4
Labour Force Participation Rate     (%)	60.9	61.2	61.2	60.9	60.7
Employed Persons     (10 000 persons)	333.7	340.1	348.4	351.9	348.0
Unemployed Persons (10 000 persons)	19.8	17.1	14.6	13.0	19.7
Unemployment Rate                         (%)	5.6	4.8	4.0	3.6	5.4
Note: Figures are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned
as well as the mid-year population estimates by District Council district compiled jointly by the Census and Statistics Department
and an inter-departmental Working Group on Population Distribution Projections.