Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

Hong Kong's July-September unemployment rate holds steady at 3%

Job seekers wearing face masks fill in forms at the Wan Chai Job Fair, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hong Kong
October 18, 2024
Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3% in July-September, unchanged from the previous three-month period, the government said on Friday.

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