Hong Kong Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate: 4.1% (December 2008 est.)
4% (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	4.00 %	50	-18.37 %	2007 est.
2009	4.10 %	49	2.50 %	December 2008 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 September 17, 2009

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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: 2008 Primary domestic currency: Hong Kong dollars Data last updated: 09/2009

Source: International Monetary Fund - 2009 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	3.183	-13.97 %
1986	2.817	-11.50 %
1987	1.736	-38.37 %
1988	1.365	-21.37 %
1989	1.079	-20.95 %
1990	1.332	23.45 %
1991	1.797	34.91 %
1992	1.959	9.02 %
1993	1.971	0.61 %
1994	1.919	-2.64 %
1995	3.186	66.02 %
1996	2.765	-13.21 %
1997	2.201	-20.40 %
1998	4.704	113.72 %
1999	6.251	32.89 %
2000	4.946	-20.88 %
2001	5.101	3.13 %
2002	7.327	43.64 %
2003	7.929	8.22 %
2004	6.81	-14.11 %
2005	5.576	-18.12 %
2006	4.78	-14.28 %
2007	4.016	-15.98 %
2008	3.516	-12.45 %
2009	6	70.65 %