Hong Kong government announced the Hong Kong, China three-month unemployment rate in May on 2025-06-17. The reported figure stands at 3.5%, against a forecast of 3.5%, with the prior figure recorded as 3.40%.
Regarding the Hong Kong, China three-month unemployment rate in May, Actual value > Forecast value = Bearish for HKD, Generally, a decrease in the unemployment rate indicates a healthy overall economic development, which is beneficial for currency appreciation; an increase in the unemployment rate represents a slowdown in economic development and recession, which is detrimental to currency appreciation. If the unemployment rate is analyzed in conjunction with inflation indicators during the same period, it can indicate whether the economy is overheating at that time, whether there will be pressure to raise interest rates, or whether it is necessary to lower interest rates to stimulate economic development.
This data holds an importance level of , calculated using The proportion of unemployed people in the labor force, and updates monthly. The next release is set for 2025-07-17 16:30:00.
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