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title: "Hong Kong jobless rate dips for second successive quarter"
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283801531.md"
description: "Hong Kong's unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7% in the first quarter, marking a second consecutive decline. The underemployment rate also fell to 1.6%. Despite a slight decrease in total employment and the labor force, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han noted that the sustained economic growth should support the labor market. The number of unemployed rose by 1,900 to 136,000, while underemployment decreased by 3,300 to 60,100. The government will monitor geopolitical tensions and their potential impact on the labor market."
datetime: "2026-04-23T09:31:06.000Z"
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# Hong Kong jobless rate dips for second successive quarter

Hong Kong’s unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 3.7 per cent in the first quarter, marking a second consecutive decline across rolling three-month periods. The Census and Statistics Department said on Thursday the jobless rate stood at 3.7 per cent for January to March, down from 3.8 per cent in the preceding period from December to February. The underemployment rate also edged down by 0.1 percentage point, from 1.7 per cent to 1.6 per cent over the same periods. The accommodation services sector recorded a more notable drop in unemployment, while the foundation and superstructure sector saw an improvement in underemployment, according to the department. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han said the labour force and total employment “decreased slightly”. “The sustained growth of the Hong Kong economy should underpin the overall labour market,” Sun said. “The government will continue to closely monitor the developments in geopolitical tensions and assess the potential implications for the labour market.” Total employment declined by around 7,300 to 3.65 million in the first quarter and the city’s labour force also shrank by around 5,300 to 3.79 million. The number of unemployed people – not seasonally adjusted – rose by 1,900 to 136,000 while the number of underemployed fell by 3,300, from 63,400 in the preceding three months to 60,100. Since July last year, the unemployment rate hovered at around 3.8 to 3.9 per cent.

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