Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9% in the three months ending September 2026, from 3.8% in the previous period. Not seasonally adjusted, the jobless rate also rose slightly to 4.1% from 4.0%, as the number of unemployed persons increased by 1,100 month-on-month to 155,000. Job losses were particularly notable in the social work activities and warehousing and support activities for transportation sectors. Meanwhile, total employment increased by 3,000 to 3.655 million. The underemployment rate also edged higher to 2.0% from 1.9%, with the number of underemployed persons rising by 2,900 to 75,000.