Slow picking for the retail trade in Hong Kong. Unemployment remains at 5.2 percent in the three months to December. Hong Kong's jobless rate inched up by a percentage point in the three months to December, to 3.3 percent, from 3.2 percent in September to November. Total employment dropped by about 12,800 from 3.83 million in September to November 2019 to 3. The labor force also declined by about 14,200 from 3.95 million to 3.94 million.

Source: The Standard January 20, 2020 09:33 UTC