Statistics
Year 1981 1986 1991 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Ratio 0.01 0.03 0.04 0.17 0.27 0.21 0.13 0.14
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Ratio 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.18 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.26
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Ratio 0.17 0.19 0.21 0.19 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.11
Year 2017 2018
Ratio 0.10 0.10

Operational Definitions

The ratio of number of cases of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) or Public Assistance (PA) which are granted on the basis on unemployment to number of unemployed persons.

Footnote

Figures are collected from Census and Statistics Department since 1981. Figures for unemployment refer to the average of the estimates obtained from the four quarterly reports of the General Household Survey of each year. All figures of number of CSSA or PA cases refer to financial year, e.g., figure for 1996/97 is used for 1996.
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