Hong Kong — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1975–2031 · 57 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Hong Kong was 3.56% in 2025. The previous reading was 3.01% in 2024; the period change was +0.55 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1975–2031
- Quarterly data, 1981–2026
- Monthly data, 1981–2026
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Latest observations
2020–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 2.67 % |
| 2030 | 2.68 % |
| 2029 | 2.77 % |
| 2028 | 3.02 % |
| 2027 | 3.16 % |
7 earlier values, back to 2020
| 2026 | 3.26 % |
| 2025 | 3.56 % |
| 2024 | 3.01 % |
| 2023 | 2.97 % |
| 2022 | 4.35 % |
| 2021 | 5.41 % |
| 2020 | 5.53 % |