Employment

Last updated: 31 October 2008

 
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Employment as at Year-end ('000)
2,046.1
2,022.7
2,062.6
2,171.1
2,171.0
2,148.1
2,135.2
2,206.6
2,319.9
2,495.9
2,730.8
n.a.
Employment by Sector as at Year-end (%)
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
n.a.
Manufacturing
21.6
20.5
20.3
20.5
19.8
19.8
19.7
20.2
20.5
20.7
20.8
n.a.
Construction
16.1
16.0
14.9
14.2
13.2
11.8
11.0
10.3
10.1
10.2
10.8
n.a.
Services
61.5
62.7
64.0
64.5
66.3
67.7
68.6
68.9
68.7
68.4
67.7
n.a.
Others
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
n.a.
Employment Change ('000)
120.3
-23.4
39.9
108.5
-0.1
-22.9
-12.9
71.4
113.3
176.0
234.9
n.a.
1st Qtr
16.2
9.1
-9.6
13.7
23.2
-10.3
-4.1
13.7
17.8
45.0
49.4
73.2
2nd Qtr
37.2
-5.9
15.5
29.7
3.3
-3.8
-26.0
10.9
31.7
36.4
64.4
71.4
3rd Qtr
31.1
-20.3
7.7
30.0
-12.5
-8.5
0.9
14.1
28.5
43.0
58.6
57.8P
4th Qtr
35.8
-6.3
26.3
35.1
-14.1
-0.3
16.2
32.7
35.3
51.5
62.5
n.a.

Source: Administrative Records


Employment Data from Administrative Records

Time Series Data

·          Quarterly employment change by industry (xls, 75 kb)
·          Annual employment change by industry (xls, 49 kb)

 

Statistical Charts

 

Notes:

  1. Data are compiled from administrative records and are based on SSIC 2005.
  2. Change in employment is the difference in the employment level at the end of the reference period compared with the end of the preceding period.
  3. p = Preliminary
  4. n.a. = Not available

 Explanatory Notes

Employment Data from Labour Force Survey
 
Time Series Data
 
·          Employed residents by age and sex (xls, 21 kb)

·          Employed residents by occupation and sex (xls, 21 kb)

·          Employed residents by employment status and sex (xls, 18 kb)

 

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