Statistics and Census Service released the results of Employment Survey for the third quarter of 2006. Principal indicators such as the labour force participation rate, unemployment rate and underemployment rate have been published in the brief report in October. In the third quarter of 2006, total labour force was estimated at 282,000, of which the employed and unemployed populations were 271,000 and 11,000 respectively. Compared with the previous quarter, the employed and unemployed populations increased 7,300 and 400 respectively. Regarding the employed population, 53.8% were male. Analyzed by industry, the majority of the employed population were engaging in Recreational, cultural, gaming & other services (20.4%), Wholesale & retail trade (12.9%), Hotels, restaurants & similar activities (12.3%), as well as the Construction sector (12.0%). In terms of occupation, 22.4% of the employed population were Clerks (including casino dealers, floorpersons, betting service operators, etc.); 20.6% were Service & sales workers and 17.9% were Unskilled workers. The median actual hours worked per week was 47.2 hours and the median monthly employment earnings was MOP6,795. Within the unemployed, 86.5% were searching for a new job, while 13.5% had never worked and were searching for their first job. With regard to the educational attainment, 11.6% had lower than primary education; 24.7% had primary education; 28.4% had junior secondary education; 19.4% had senior secondary education and 15.8% had tertiary education. For the unemployed that were searching for a new job: Analyzed by the previous industry engaged, the majority had worked in Hotels, restaurants & similar activities (22.8%), Wholesale & retail trade (16.3%), Recreational, cultural, gaming & other services (16.0%), as well as the Construction sector (14.9%). In terms of the previous occupation, 37.7% were Service & sales workers; Unskilled workers and Clerks accounted for 18.8% and 15.9% respectively.
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