• • Title
    Quarterly Report on General Household Survey
    • Latest Issue
      Fourth Quarter 2019
    • Release Date
      28 Feb 2020
    • Abstract
      This report presents the results of the General Household Survey conducted by the Census and Statistics Department during October to December (Q4) of 2019. The General Household Survey is a continuous sample survey to collect information on the labour force, unemployment and underemployment. This quarterly ...
• • Title
    Desire of economically inactive persons to take up jobs
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      21 Jun 2019
    • Abstract

      This publication contains key findings of the Thematic Household Survey conducted during March to June 2018. The survey collected information on Hong Kong residents having studied outside Hong Kong, training needs of economically active persons, desire of economically inactive persons to take up ...

• • Title
    Training needs of economically active persons
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      21 Jun 2019
    • Abstract

      This publication contains key findings of the Thematic Household Survey conducted during March to June 2018. The survey collected information on Hong Kong residents having studied outside Hong Kong, training needs of economically active persons, desire of economically inactive persons to take up ...

• • Title
    Pattern of participation in social activities
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      27 Jul 2015
    • Abstract

      This publication contains findings of the Thematic Household Survey conducted during September to December 2013. This survey collected information from Hong Kong residents on their time use pattern, including time allocation and participation in various activities. Relevant respondents were also ...

• • Title
    Pattern of participation in unpaid activities
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      27 Jul 2015
    • Abstract

      This publication contains findings of the Thematic Household Survey conducted during September to December 2013. This survey collected information from Hong Kong residents on their time use pattern, including time allocation and participation in various activities. Relevant respondents were also ...

• • Title
    Job-changing of employed persons
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      7 Dec 2012
    • Abstract
      This publication is the 61^st issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Job-changing of employed persons" conducted via the General Household Survey during January to March 2012. The enquiry aimed at providing information on the characteristics ...
• • Title
    Self-employment
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      28 Sep 2012
    • Abstract

      This publication is the sixtieth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Self-employment" conducted via the General Household Survey during October to December 2011. The enquiry aimed at providing information on the characteristics of ...

• • Title
    Employees engaged under employment contracts with short duration or working hours
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      19 Jul 2011
    • Abstract
      This publication is the fifty-fifth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Employees engaged under employment contracts with short duration or working hours" conducted via the General Household Survey during October to December 2009. The enquiry ...
• • Title
    Labour mobility
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      30 Jun 2011
    • Abstract
      This publication is the fifty-fourth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Labour mobility" conducted via the General Household Survey during January to March 2010. The enquiry aimed at providing information on the characteristics of (i) ...
• • Title
    Casual employment
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      29 Jul 2010
    • Abstract
      This publication is the fifty-second issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the results of two special topic enquiries conducted via the General Household Survey during April to June 2009 viz.
      (1) The enquiry "Casual employment" : presenting information on the characteristics ...
• • Title
    Part-time employment
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      29 Jul 2010
    • Abstract
      This publication is the fifty-second issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the results of two special topic enquiries conducted via the General Household Survey during April to June 2009 viz.
      (1) The enquiry "Casual employment" : presenting information on the characteristics ...
• • Title
    Patterns of hours of work of employees
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      10 Mar 2009
    • Abstract
      This publication is the fiftieth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Patterns of hours of work of employees" conducted via the General Household Survey during January to June 2008. The enquiry aimed at providing information pertaining to ...
• • Title
    Benefits of employees under the Employment Ordinance
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      10 Dec 2007
    • Abstract
      This publication is the forty-fifth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the findings of a special topic enquiry on "Benefits of employees under the Employment Ordinance" conducted via the General Household Survey during January to March 2006. The enquiry aimed at providing information ...
• • Title
    Worker displacement
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      8 Oct 2003
    • Abstract

      This publication is the thirty-fourth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports. It presents the results of three special topic enquiries conducted via the General Household Survey during July to September and October to December 2002, viz.
      
      (1) The enquiry ...

• • Title
    Meal breaks and rest breaks of employees during working hours
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      30 Nov 2001
    • Abstract

      This publication is the twenty-ninth issue in a series of Special Topics Reports to present the results of the special topic enquiries conducted via the General Household Survey. This publication presents the findings of the following three special topic enquiries. The ...

• • Title
    Views on employment of domestic helpers
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      30 Aug 2001
    • Abstract

      In order to meet the requests from policy bureaux and government departments for statistical data on selected social issues, the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) started a series of Thematic Household Survey (THS) in 1999 such that certain enquiries for statistical ...

• • Title
    Sick leave pattern of employees
    • Latest Issue
      -
    • Release Date
      26 Aug 1999
    • Abstract

      This publication is the twenty-third issue in a series of Special Topics Reports to present the results of the special topic enquiries conducted via the General Household Survey. This publication presents the findings of the following two special topic enquiries conducted ...

• • Title
    The Profile of the Unemployed Population in Hong Kong
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      15 May 2019
    • Abstract
      This feature article provides an analysis of the unemployed population in 2018 from various perspectives. It aims to give readers a better understanding about the unemployed population in Hong Kong.
• • Title
    Dependency Trend in Hong Kong
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      15 Nov 2018
    • Abstract

      An ageing trend of the Hong Kong population was observed in the past 30 years or so. The median age of the population (excluding foreign domestic helpers) increased from 26.7 in 1982 to 45.3 (provisional) in 2018. Analyses of the changing structure of the population in terms of age and economic ...

• • Title
    Analysis on Full-time and Part-time Employment
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      14 Sep 2018
    • Abstract
      During 2007 to 2017, the number of part-time employed persons registered a higher growth rate than that of full-time employed persons, thus part-time employment accounted for an increasing share of total employment. This article provides an analysis on the profiles of full-time and part-time employed ...
• • Title
    Hong Kong Labour Force Projections
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      16 Oct 2017
    • Abstract

      The Census and Statistics Department has compiled a new set of labour force projections covering the period 2017 to 2066. The projection results provide information on the projected labour supply in Hong Kong and its age and sex distribution during 2017 to 2066. In accordance with the projections, ...

• • Title
    Self-employment
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      20 Aug 2004
    • Abstract
      The Census and Statistics Department conducted an enquiry on self-employment via the General Household Survey during April to June 2003, which aimed to collect information on the detailed characteristics of self-employed persons and their employment situation prior to their becoming self-employed. ...
• • Title
    Job-changing of Employed Persons
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 Feb 2002
    • Abstract
      An enquiry on job-changing of employed persons was conducted via the General Household Survey during October to December 2000 to collect information on the basic profiles of the job-changers. It also collected information about the last job and the present job undertaken by the job-changers so as to ...
• • Title
    Adoption of the X-11 ARIMA Method for the Seasonal Adjustment of the Unemployment Rate
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 May 2001
    • Abstract
      -
• • Title
    Employment Situation of First Degree Graduates
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 Jan 1997
    • Abstract
      -
• • Title
    Labour Mobility
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 Mar 1989
    • Abstract
      -
• • Title
    Labour Utilization in Hong Kong
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 Oct 1976
    • Abstract
      -
• • Title
    Socio-economic Characteristics of Low Income Households
    • Release Date (Latest in the series)
      23 Jul 1973
    • Abstract
      -

Statistical Tables, Charts & Datasets

Title	Starts In*	Last Update
Table 006 : Labour Force, Unemployment and Underemployment	1982	31 Mar 2020
Chart 006 : Unemployment Rates (Seasonally Adjusted) and Underemployment Rates	1982	31 Mar 2020
Table 007 : Labour Force and Labour Force Participation Rate - By Sex	1982	31 Mar 2020
Chart 007-A : Labour Force by Sex	1982	31 Mar 2020
Chart 007-B : Labour Force Participation Rates by Sex	1982	31 Mar 2020
Table 008 : Labour Force and Labour Force Participation Rate - By Age Group	1982	31 Mar 2020
Chart 008-A : Labour Force by Age Group	1982	31 Mar 2020
Chart 008-B : Labour Force Participation Rates by Age Group	1982	31 Mar 2020
Table 009 : Unemployment Rate by Previous Industry	2008	31 Mar 2020
Table 010 : Unemployment Rate by Previous Occupation	2011	31 Mar 2020
Table 011 : Unemployment Rate by Sex and Age	1982	31 Mar 2020
Table 012 : Underemployment Rate by Industry	2008	31 Mar 2020
Table 013 : Underemployment Rate by Occupation	2011	31 Mar 2020
Table 014 : Underemployment Rate by Sex and Age	1983	31 Mar 2020
Table 015 : Employed persons by hours of work during the 7 days before enumeration and sex	1985	31 Mar 2020
Table 016 : Median hours of work during the 7 days before enumeration of employed persons by sex and industry of main employment	2008	31 Mar 2020
Table E003 : Number of employed persons by industry and occupation	2011	28 Feb 2020
Table E016 : Detailed statistical tables on labour force, employment, unemployment and underemployment	2011	17 Mar 2020
Table E018 : Unemployed persons with a previous job by detailed previous industry (Table 3.1 in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	2008	28 Feb 2020
Table E019 : Labour force by age and sex (Table 1.1 in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1985	28 Feb 2020
Table E020 : Labour force by age and sex (excluding foreign domestic helpers) (Table 1.1A in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1993	28 Feb 2020
Table E021 : Unemployed persons by age and sex (Table 2.1 in Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1985	28 Feb 2020
Table E022 : Unemployed persons with a previous job by previous occupation, age and sex (Table 3.3 in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	2011	28 Feb 2020
Table E023 : Employed persons by employment status, age and sex (Table 4.2 in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1985	28 Feb 2020
Table E024 : Employed persons by industry of main employment, age and sex (Table 4.5 in Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	2008	28 Feb 2020
Table E025 : Employed persons by occupation of main employment, age and sex (Table 4.6 in Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	2011	28 Feb 2020
Table E026 : Employed persons by monthly employment earnings and sex (Table 4.9 in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1985	28 Feb 2020
Table E027 : Employed persons by monthly employment earnings and sex (excluding foreign domestic helpers) (Table 4.9A in the Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1993	28 Feb 2020
Table E028 : Underemployed persons by age and sex (Table 7.1 in Quarterly Report on General Household Survey)	1985	28 Feb 2020
Table E033 : Median monthly employment earnings of employed persons by educational attainment	2012	28 Feb 2020
Table E036 : Labour force, unemployed persons and unemployment rate by sex and age	1993	17 Mar 2020
Table E037 : Unemployed persons and unemployment rate with a previous job by detailed previous industry	2008	17 Mar 2020
Table E038 : Employed persons by detailed industry of main employment	2008	17 Mar 2020
Table E486 : Hong Kong Labour Force Projections	2017	8 Sep 2017
Dataset X030 : Dataset on General Household Survey	2015	28 Feb 2020