Hong Kong Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4.2% (2007 est.)

Year	Unemployment rate	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	7.50 %	126		2002 est.
2004	7.90 %	120	5.33 %	2003
2005	6.70 %	62	-15.19 %	2004 est.
2006	5.50 %	54	-17.91 %	2005 est.
2007	4.90 %	58	-10.91 %	2006 est.
2008	4.20 %	51	-14.29 %	2007 est.

Definition: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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Equivalent Data From the International Monetary Fund

Variable: Unemployment rate

Units: Percent of total labor force

Country-specific Note: Definition: Unemployment rate, national definition Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Hong Kong dollars Data last updated: 03/2008

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2008 World Economic Outlook

Year	Unemployment rate	Percent Change
1980	3.8
1981	3.9	2.63 %
1982	3.522	-9.69 %
1983	4.35	23.51 %
1984	3.7	-14.94 %
1985	3.099	-16.24 %
1986	2.812	-9.26 %
1987	1.912	-32.01 %
1988	1.4	-26.78 %
1989	1.1	-21.43 %
1990	1.3	18.18 %
1991	1.8	38.46 %
1992	2	11.11 %
1993	2	0.00 %
1994	1.9	-5.00 %
1995	3.2	68.42 %
1996	2.8	-12.50 %
1997	2.2	-21.43 %
1998	4.4	100.00 %
1999	6.3	43.18 %
2000	5.1	-19.05 %
2001	4.9	-3.92 %
2002	7.2	46.94 %
2003	7.9	9.72 %
2004	6.9	-12.66 %
2005	5.7	-17.39 %
2006	4.825	-15.35 %
2007	4.08	-15.44 %
2008	3.926	-3.77 %