Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 3.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region peaked at 5.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +99.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 2.3% (2024)
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.0% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.9% (2024)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 94.4% (2024)
- [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 9.6% (2023)
- Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 6.78 (2016)
- Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 1,188 (2016)
- Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 2.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 3.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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