Hong Kong's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.7 per cent in the May–July 2025 period, up from 3.5 per cent in the previous three months, the Census and Statistics Department has said. Total employment rose by about 14,000 to 3,671,300 persons in May–July, compared with 3,657,300 in April–June. Over the same period, the labour force expanded by 22,700 to 3,816,200, the report added. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama