Statistics and Census Service released the results of Employment Survey for the fourth quarter of 2005. Principal indicators such as the labour force participation rate (64.3%), unemployment rate (4.0%) and underemployment rate (1.4%) were published in January 2006. The annual unemployment rate for 2005 was 4.1%, down by 0.7 percentage point compared with 4.8% in 2004. In the fourth quarter of 2005, total labour force was estimated at 259,000, within which 249,000 were employed and 10,000 were unemployed. Compared with the previous quarter, the employed population increased 8,000 persons, while the unemployed population dropped 100 persons. Within the employed population, 52.3% were male. Analyzed by industry, the majority of the employed population were in Recreational, cultural, gaming & other service activities (17.5%), Wholesale & retail trade (15.0%), Manufacturing (14.8%), as well as Construction (10.6%). In terms of occupation, 21.6% of the employed population were Clerks (including casino dealers, floorpersons, betting service operators, etc.), 20.1% were Service & sales workers and 17.6% were Unskilled workers. The median actual hours worked per week was 47.5 hours and the median monthly employment earnings was MOP5,840. Within the unemployed, 89.4% were searching for a new job, while 10.6% had never worked and were searching for their first job. With regard to the educational attainment of the unemployed, 10.2% had lower than primary education; 29.3% had primary education; 32.0% had junior secondary education; 18.2% had senior secondary education and 10.3% had tertiary education. Within the unemployed that were searching for a new job: Analyzed by previous industry, the majority had worked in Manufacturing (22.5%); Wholesale & retail trade (21.0%); Recreational, cultural, gaming & other service activities (15.2%); as well as Construction (12.0%). In terms of their previous occupation, 24.7% had been Service & sales workers, followed by Clerks (21.5%) and Unskilled workers (20.7%).
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