The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 5.1%, the first decline after 3 consecutive months of rise, 191,000 people were without work

[$10,000 Temporary Unemployment Support/Unemployment Benefit/Unemployment Benefit Result/Job Help/Employment Guarantee 2022/Application Eligibility] The latest employment data released by the Census and Statistics Department today (17th) shows that, seasonally adjusted, from March to May this year The unemployment rate for the month was 5.1%, falling after rising for three consecutive months, down 0.3 percentage points from the unemployment rate in February-April, with about 191,000 unemployed at the latest.

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Law Zhiguang: If the local epidemic is under control, the labor market should continue to improve in the next few months

Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, said that looking forward, as long as the local epidemic remains under control, local economic activities and thus the labour market conditions should continue to improve in the coming months.

The various support measures introduced by the Government will continue to help support enterprises and safeguard the employment of employees.

Therefore, all sectors of society must work together with the government to control the epidemic.

The Government will continue to closely monitor the situation.

Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare (file photo)

In the first quarter of this year, the number of unemployed people increased by 43,000. The number of people who voluntarily left the company rose by 20% due to dissatisfaction with work. The unemployment rate rose to 5.4%. Chen Maobo pointed out that the data lag did not reflect the improvement of market conditions. There is no need to be too pessimistic. Appeal channel for $10,000 unemployment support | Members request an appeal channel to extend the time limit for submitting supplementary materials Casual workers caused the application to be rejected: I was abandoned