As the epidemic eased, and the anti-epidemic measures were slightly relaxed earlier, the unemployment rate in Hong Kong further dropped.
According to statistics on unemployment and underemployment from June to August released by the Census and Statistics Department today (16), the unemployment rate dropped another 0.3 percentage point to 4.7%, but 188,000 people were still unemployed and the underemployment rate also increased from 5. The 2.4% in July fell to 2.2%.
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▼The economy is hit hard by the epidemic, and job fairs of the Labour Department are flooded▼
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▼The economy is hit hard by the epidemic, and job fairs are crowded▼
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▼9.6 Elderly people go to Tuen Mun Service Center to re-register for consumption vouchers▼
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