Statistics
Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
% 16.90 17.80 18.20 18.40 18.30 18.60 19 19.20
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
% 18.50 18.20 18.70 18.70 18.60 19 19.30 19.70
Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
% 19.90 20 19.90 19.80 20.20 19.90 20.20

Operational Definitions

Unskilled labour refer to workers in the elementary occupation as defined by the Census and Statistics Department.

Footnote

Figures after 1991 are collected from Census and Statistics Department since 1996. Figure for 1991 is extracted from the Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics. Data for years before 1991 are not available.
According to C&SD (25Sep2009), starting from the year 2001, annual figures derived from the General Household Survey (GHS) may be different from those in the earlier edition. For the previous edition, the annual figures are compiled based on the average data for the four quarters of the year concerned. Starting from this edition, these statistics are compiled based on data collected in the General Household Survey from January to December of the year concerned as well as mid-year population estimates.
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