Work & Labour in Hong Kong

85 indicators covering work & labour for Hong Kong.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 30.1% 2025 down 27.2% 114th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 28.8% 2025 down 26.3% 169th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% 2025 down 6.8% 132nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.1% 2025 down 8.9% 154th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.5% 2025 up 4.9% 71st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.5% 2025 down 26.8% 145th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.2% 2025 up 3.0% 74th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.6% 2025 down 1.6% 88th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.6% 2025 up 0.5% 74th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.8% 2025 down 4.4% 104th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 92.3% 2025 up 1.4% 13th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 75.4% 2025 down 1.8% 9th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 95.3% 2025 up 0.6% 8th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 89.1% 2025 up 1.9% 17th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 95.6% 2025 down 0.0% 6th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.1% 2025 down 76.0% 173rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 44.4% 183rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 70.5% 179th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.3% 2025 up 1.4% 168th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 24.4% 2025 up 6.2% 111th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 14.0% 2025 up 2.4% 149th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 85.8% 2025 down 0.3% 5th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 7.7% 2025 down 13.8% 174th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 10.9% 2025 down 13.0% 170th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 4.7% 2025 down 11.0% 179th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.9% 2025 down 34.1% 140th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.0% 2025 down 32.5% 129th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.9% 2025 down 33.2% 151st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 8.0% 2025 down 16.2% 140th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.9% 2025 down 12.7% 111th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.0% 2025 down 14.1% 128th
GDP per person employed 139,884 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.2% 13th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.7% 2025 up 10.2% 130th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.4% 2025 up 27.6% 98th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.0% 2025 down 7.3% 150th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.7% 2025 down 3.7% 112th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.3% 2025 down 9.5% 164th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% 2025 down 6.8% 137th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.7% 2025 down 30.7% 114th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 28.1% 2025 down 28.0% 161st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.5% 2025 up 6.3% 71st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.4% 2025 down 29.4% 146th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.2% 2025 up 6.9% 97th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.5% 2025 up 1.1% 87th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 10.9% 2025 up 13.3% 104th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 5.1% 2025 down 24.6% 181st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 6.3% 2025 down 2.2% 171st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 5.7% 2025 down 13.6% 178th
Productivity: output per hour worked 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 18.4% 28th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 7.8% 2025 down 2.1% 170th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% 2025 down 26.0% 97th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 25.9% 2025 down 25.1% 158th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 26.8% 2025 down 25.6% 125th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 5.8% 2025 down 3.9% 172nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 3.8% 2025 down 3.4% 178th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 54.8% 2025 down 6.3% 116th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 60.0% 2025 down 8.8% 137th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.6% 2025 down 3.5% 87th
Unemployment with basic education 3.0% 2024 down 22.6% 98th
Unemployment with basic education, male 4.0% 2024 down 10.5% 81st