January 17, 2020
The NEI was 7.3 percent in December 2019, unchanged from November 2019. It has declined by 0.4 percentage points since December 2018.
Month,HKL Nonemployment Index,HKL Nonemployment Index Including PTER,Civilian Unemployment Rate (U-3),Unemployed plus Marginally Attached (U-5),Unemployed plus Marginally Attached and PTER (U-6)
1994-01-01,10.02432476,11.09114527,6.6,8.1,11.8
1994-02-01,9.850390065,11.00695198,6.6,7.9,11.4
1994-03-01,9.744973613,10.95932546,6.5,7.7,11.4
1994-04-01,9.610944265,10.7958032,6.4,7.6,11.2
1994-05-01,9.399794489,10.62275015,6.1,7.2,10.8
1994-06-01,9.394291919,10.60695968,6.1,7.3,10.9
1994-07-01,9.33558045,10.49671669,6.1,7.3,10.7
1994-08-01,9.284344995,10.4031401,6,7.2,10.5
1994-09-01,9.195911048,10.30349095,5.9,7.1,10.4
1994-10-01,9.120752437,10.2606044,5.8,6.9,10.3
1994-11-01,9.020843713,10.17143265,5.6,6.7,10.1
1994-12-01,8.940417614,10.05759671,5.5,6.7,10
1995-01-01,8.96129841,10.15530946,5.6,6.8,10.2
1995-02-01,8.890781541,9.972418432,5.4,6.6,9.9
1995-03-01,8.92679927,10.03009881,5.4,6.6,9.9
1995-04-01,9.01670194,10.10801712,5.8,6.7,10
1995-05-01,9.05589802,10.19209525,5.6,6.6,10
1995-06-01,8.995001518,10.1164907,5.6,6.7,10.1
1995-07-01,8.981460217,10.1170639,5.7,6.7,10.1
1995-08-01,9.021107609,10.16619762,5.7,6.7,10
1995-09-01,9.012183165,10.16129505,5.6,6.7,10.1
1995-10-01,9.004802686,10.12635735,5.5,6.6,9.9
1995-11-01,8.992020975,10.12803356,5.6,6.6,10
1995-12-01,9.013490181,10.12236833,5.6,6.7,10
1996-01-01,8.984760436,10.02791712,5.6,6.8,9.8
1996-02-01,8.962169013,10.04644325,5.5,6.7,10
1996-03-01,8.897374474,9.993016048,5.5,6.6,9.8
1996-04-01,8.888667142,9.971512279,5.6,6.6,9.9
1996-05-01,8.901289745,9.983089466,5.6,6.5,9.7
1996-06-01,8.75578778,9.82714948,5.3,6.4,9.6
1996-07-01,8.762108891,9.86884356,5.5,6.5,9.7
1996-08-01,8.675259306,9.774363529,5.1,6.1,9.3
1996-09-01,8.612705027,9.696288044,5.2,6.2,9.4
1996-10-01,8.660754751,9.743913211,5.2,6.2,9.4
1996-11-01,8.741467368,9.749244849,5.4,6.4,9.3
1996-12-01,8.667573367,9.747525204,5.4,6.3,9.5
1997-01-01,8.664550993,9.729175194,5.3,6.4,9.4
1997-02-01,8.664632354,9.699749034,5.2,6.3,9.4
1997-03-01,8.575116901,9.586414325,5.2,6.1,9.1
1997-04-01,8.473122101,9.516764561,5.1,6,9.2
1997-05-01,8.463064767,9.461550193,4.9,5.8,8.8
1997-06-01,8.422774334,9.404894992,5,5.9,8.8
1997-07-01,8.290845196,9.304665151,4.9,5.7,8.6
1997-08-01,8.253624357,9.251374039,4.8,5.7,8.6
1997-09-01,8.330966563,9.309307151,4.9,5.8,8.7
1997-10-01,8.22893263,9.2068611,4.7,5.6,8.4
1997-11-01,8.198197889,9.171138939,4.6,5.5,8.3
1997-12-01,8.224072594,9.166933268,4.7,5.7,8.4
1998-01-01,8.143824657,9.123698864,4.6,5.6,8.4
1998-02-01,8.095499429,9.037153331,4.6,5.6,8.4
1998-03-01,8.145033111,9.083792621,4.7,5.6,8.4
1998-04-01,7.977791907,8.859614721,4.3,5.2,7.9
1998-05-01,7.990406216,8.908131579,4.4,5.2,7.9
1998-06-01,8.057905684,8.979149322,4.5,5.3,8
1998-07-01,8.116174686,9.064579049,4.5,5.4,8.1
1998-08-01,8.089483529,8.957381272,4.5,5.3,7.9
1998-09-01,8.039205954,8.878391482,4.6,5.4,7.9
1998-10-01,8.054794831,8.8943354,4.5,5.3,7.8
1998-11-01,7.957809044,8.763815148,4.4,5.2,7.6
1998-12-01,7.933308498,8.758073583,4.4,5.1,7.6
1999-01-01,7.916387416,8.760610812,4.3,5.2,7.7
1999-02-01,7.95696111,8.783525859,4.4,5.3,7.7
1999-03-01,7.906199872,8.761972533,4.2,5,7.6
1999-04-01,8.087717667,8.879671305,4.3,5.2,7.6
1999-05-01,7.923961656,8.75388988,4.2,5,7.4
1999-06-01,7.945595146,8.764250028,4.3,5.1,7.5
1999-07-01,7.892279252,8.718569739,4.3,5.1,7.5
1999-08-01,7.863965331,8.665397668,4.2,5,7.3
1999-09-01,7.880501377,8.67236926,4.2,5,7.4
1999-10-01,7.777094252,8.539791599,4.1,4.9,7.2
1999-11-01,7.747840242,8.506990145,4.1,4.8,7.1
1999-12-01,7.699584827,8.480529941,4,4.8,7.1
2000-01-01,7.643176969,8.40286362,4,4.8,7.1
2000-02-01,7.757417559,8.503598066,4.1,5,7.2
2000-03-01,7.780777741,8.541306829,4,4.8,7.1
2000-04-01,7.654798654,8.378663406,3.8,4.7,6.9
2000-05-01,7.831030818,8.617862136,4,4.8,7.1
2000-06-01,7.673727071,8.423692893,4,4.7,7
2000-07-01,7.687311825,8.442436575,4,4.8,7
2000-08-01,7.718985301,8.492911608,4.1,4.8,7.1
2000-09-01,7.682440824,8.442225193,3.9,4.7,7
2000-10-01,7.668022642,8.419949284,3.9,4.6,6.8
2000-11-01,7.702738498,8.492409396,3.9,4.7,7.1
2000-12-01,7.686830392,8.436860988,3.9,4.7,6.9
2001-01-01,7.77808322,8.556279711,4.2,5,7.3
2001-02-01,7.80985546,8.571685125,4.2,5.1,7.4
2001-03-01,7.870183864,8.633816904,4.3,5,7.3
2001-04-01,8.020654107,8.769407309,4.4,5.1,7.4
2001-05-01,8.109683948,8.923745584,4.3,5.1,7.5
2001-06-01,8.189054673,9.069696147,4.5,5.3,7.9
2001-07-01,8.143816182,8.985580968,4.6,5.4,7.8
2001-08-01,8.458950261,9.272460421,4.9,5.8,8.1
2001-09-01,8.429814883,9.4092014,5,5.8,8.7
2001-10-01,8.693426165,9.718705834,5.3,6.2,9.3
2001-11-01,8.781966996,9.75051207,5.5,6.4,9.4
2001-12-01,8.891885828,9.899562581,5.7,6.6,9.6
2002-01-01,8.967747454,9.904729069,5.7,6.7,9.5
2002-02-01,8.872354225,9.847909778,5.7,6.6,9.5
2002-03-01,8.85670918,9.801675964,5.7,6.6,9.4
2002-04-01,8.924221865,9.875086837,5.9,6.8,9.7
2002-05-01,8.849369401,9.80371059,5.8,6.7,9.5
2002-06-01,8.83822332,9.775086225,5.8,6.7,9.5
2002-07-01,8.855070444,9.823089848,5.8,6.8,9.6
2002-08-01,8.79132918,9.817907665,5.7,6.7,9.6
2002-09-01,8.755238828,9.747204208,5.7,6.6,9.6
2002-10-01,8.730092943,9.722093846,5.7,6.6,9.6
2002-11-01,8.87144527,9.831103245,5.9,6.8,9.7
2002-12-01,8.802635123,9.78087422,6,6.9,9.8
2003-01-01,8.84931562,9.893239372,5.8,6.9,10
2003-02-01,8.874682315,9.954547697,5.9,6.9,10.2
2003-03-01,8.986829292,10.04565566,5.9,6.9,10
2003-04-01,8.941334463,10.01470697,6,6.9,10.2
2003-05-01,9.016472441,10.06317625,6.1,7,10.1
2003-06-01,9.055295906,10.1020419,6.3,7.2,10.3
2003-07-01,9.024097684,10.08824927,6.2,7.1,10.3
2003-08-01,8.999768705,10.03794389,6.1,7.1,10.1
2003-09-01,8.987373173,10.0894473,6.1,7.1,10.4
2003-10-01,8.975132954,10.04761752,6,7,10.2
2003-11-01,8.839927692,9.903028097,5.8,6.8,10
2003-12-01,8.826701383,9.894476384,5.7,6.6,9.8
2004-01-01,8.767843858,9.82965704,5.7,6.8,9.9
2004-02-01,8.720390177,9.730045794,5.6,6.6,9.7
2004-03-01,8.846301203,9.914787618,5.8,6.8,10
2004-04-01,8.718901327,9.729488784,5.6,6.5,9.6
2004-05-01,8.711851742,9.749523083,5.6,6.6,9.6
2004-06-01,8.689000559,9.68874262,5.6,6.6,9.5
2004-07-01,8.680349396,9.681870956,5.5,6.5,9.5
2004-08-01,8.651259081,9.680783522,5.4,6.4,9.4
2004-09-01,8.634739027,9.640049583,5.4,6.4,9.4
2004-10-01,8.671658133,9.735311468,5.5,6.5,9.7
2004-11-01,8.624599614,9.615416829,5.4,6.3,9.4
2004-12-01,8.611058554,9.600083284,5.4,6.3,9.2
2005-01-01,8.561582634,9.535734659,5.3,6.4,9.3
2005-02-01,8.621776481,9.565530222,5.4,6.4,9.3
2005-03-01,8.545750232,9.525363129,5.2,6.2,9.1
2005-04-01,8.506001354,9.433074151,5.2,6.1,8.9
2005-05-01,8.427030346,9.391603688,5.1,6,8.9
2005-06-01,8.458912587,9.443781702,5,6,9
2005-07-01,8.371603844,9.346013503,5,5.9,8.8
2005-08-01,8.285737513,9.299814256,4.9,5.9,8.9
2005-09-01,8.433234824,9.468456303,5,5.9,9
2005-10-01,8.393125731,9.333336355,5,5.9,8.7
2005-11-01,8.456763302,9.363906603,5,5.9,8.7
2005-12-01,8.409978705,9.3120311,4.9,5.8,8.6
2006-01-01,8.297023617,9.19701894,4.7,5.7,8.4
2006-02-01,8.292595807,9.2112143,4.8,5.7,8.4
2006-03-01,8.189821243,9.064812661,4.7,5.6,8.2
2006-04-01,8.325251625,9.152936056,4.7,5.5,8.1
2006-05-01,8.146218706,9.05079336,4.6,5.5,8.2
2006-06-01,8.138749157,9.080253637,4.6,5.6,8.4
2006-07-01,8.198660347,9.138295152,4.7,5.7,8.5
2006-08-01,8.16630368,9.104065193,4.7,5.7,8.4
2006-09-01,8.151913408,9.068899881,4.5,5.3,8
2006-10-01,8.115114969,9.06542503,4.4,5.3,8.2
2006-11-01,8.166117656,9.058894845,4.5,5.4,8.1
2006-12-01,8.065293973,8.971417599,4.4,5.2,7.9
2007-01-01,8.140998144,9.059216063,4.6,5.6,8.4
2007-02-01,8.112329979,9.02055909,4.5,5.4,8.2
2007-03-01,7.959794499,8.883247789,4.4,5.3,8
2007-04-01,8.239754666,9.143514344,4.5,5.4,8.2
2007-05-01,8.191188053,9.161130705,4.4,5.3,8.2
2007-06-01,8.159718256,9.091257587,4.6,5.5,8.3
2007-07-01,8.178756648,9.12976463,4.7,5.5,8.4
2007-08-01,8.20606571,9.217289799,4.6,5.5,8.4
2007-09-01,8.252074975,9.248096438,4.7,5.5,8.4
2007-10-01,8.248813247,9.189864575,4.7,5.6,8.4
2007-11-01,8.167422829,9.118310913,4.7,5.5,8.4
2007-12-01,8.337891115,9.319605824,5,5.8,8.8
2008-01-01,8.351518139,9.389939313,5,6,9.2
2008-02-01,8.341008974,9.384443783,4.9,5.9,9
2008-03-01,8.45970865,9.512396239,5.1,5.9,9.1
2008-04-01,8.489257912,9.574606004,5,5.8,9.2
2008-05-01,8.643845137,9.7790824,5.4,6.3,9.7
2008-06-01,8.697675866,9.883451476,5.6,6.5,10.1
2008-07-01,8.88138223,10.1666656,5.8,6.7,10.5
2008-08-01,9.027207053,10.29922492,6.1,7.1,10.8
2008-09-01,9.114668002,10.4407775,6.1,7.1,11
2008-10-01,9.25370259,10.68269984,6.5,7.5,11.8
2008-11-01,9.505366202,11.04462183,6.8,8,12.6
2008-12-01,9.77859914,11.47941334,7.3,8.4,13.6
2009-01-01,10.21097138,11.94025436,7.8,9.1,14.2
2009-02-01,10.42921293,12.28996823,8.3,9.5,15.2
2009-03-01,10.62296521,12.56163879,8.7,9.9,15.8
2009-04-01,10.72139999,12.5769946,9,10.2,15.9
2009-05-01,10.92089323,12.85183417,9.4,10.6,16.5
2009-06-01,10.96302571,12.89389771,9.5,10.8,16.5
2009-07-01,10.80133542,12.73313701,9.5,10.8,16.4
2009-08-01,10.81488915,12.73456611,9.6,10.9,16.7
2009-09-01,10.88619034,12.74593413,9.8,11,16.7
2009-10-01,10.99956167,12.89875226,10,11.4,17.1
2009-11-01,10.85536473,12.75960766,9.9,11.2,17.1
2009-12-01,10.91900242,12.82469699,9.9,11.3,17.1
2010-01-01,10.83057154,12.63930179,9.8,11.3,16.7
2010-02-01,10.84020692,12.71774426,9.8,11.3,17
2010-03-01,10.81513236,12.75249786,9.9,11.2,17.1
2010-04-01,10.66460579,12.58338613,9.9,11.3,17.1
2010-05-01,10.55281339,12.41184212,9.6,10.9,16.6
2010-06-01,10.47668192,12.30219206,9.4,10.9,16.4
2010-07-01,10.54051143,12.37973938,9.4,11,16.4
2010-08-01,10.61140412,12.45574761,9.5,10.9,16.5
2010-09-01,10.64032018,12.53577965,9.5,10.9,16.8
2010-10-01,10.59213023,12.45116616,9.4,11,16.6
2010-11-01,10.74059321,12.57954405,9.8,11.2,16.9
2010-12-01,10.54386964,12.40574338,9.3,10.9,16.6
2011-01-01,10.45970559,12.24011138,9.1,10.8,16.2
2011-02-01,10.40541389,12.17794418,9,10.6,16
2011-03-01,10.32010831,12.13064339,9,10.4,15.9
2011-04-01,10.43919011,12.25091852,9.1,10.5,16.1
2011-05-01,10.37777672,12.17794491,9,10.3,15.8
2011-06-01,10.48345085,12.26275868,9.1,10.7,16.1
2011-07-01,10.46888475,12.23474003,9,10.6,15.9
2011-08-01,10.40510254,12.21635634,9,10.5,16.1
2011-09-01,10.36794713,12.21048654,9,10.5,16.4
2011-10-01,10.31847934,12.12549644,8.8,10.3,15.8
2011-11-01,10.2445947,11.99056512,8.6,10.1,15.5
2011-12-01,10.15857688,11.85534943,8.5,10,15.2
2012-01-01,10.0468014,11.75043047,8.3,9.9,15.2
2012-02-01,10.02517501,11.73316922,8.3,9.8,15
2012-03-01,10.02925964,11.6432253,8.2,9.6,14.5
2012-04-01,10.0308765,11.66791985,8.2,9.6,14.6
2012-05-01,9.991667537,11.67370934,8.2,9.6,14.7
2012-06-01,10.02669456,11.70336644,8.2,9.6,14.8
2012-07-01,10.0378631,11.71711123,8.2,9.6,14.8
2012-08-01,10.09843818,11.71605738,8.1,9.6,14.6
2012-09-01,9.86099348,11.57593673,7.8,9.3,14.8
2012-10-01,9.831904828,11.5328029,7.8,9.2,14.4
2012-11-01,9.89082911,11.55640356,7.7,9.2,14.4
2012-12-01,9.943875775,11.57267437,7.9,9.4,14.4
2013-01-01,10.05610751,11.68319999,8,9.4,14.6
2013-02-01,9.873167372,11.5474264,7.7,9.2,14.4
2013-03-01,9.810847014,11.38723524,7.5,8.9,13.8
2013-04-01,9.819887001,11.44786456,7.6,8.9,14
2013-05-01,9.820539583,11.43253955,7.5,8.8,13.8
2013-06-01,9.794046769,11.45342853,7.5,9.1,14.2
2013-07-01,9.637810131,11.28449492,7.3,8.7,13.8
2013-08-01,9.544373201,11.1115483,7.2,8.6,13.6
2013-09-01,9.527198737,11.10890501,7.2,8.6,13.5
2013-10-01,9.600636613,11.25846608,7.2,8.5,13.6
2013-11-01,9.391379116,10.95929105,6.9,8.2,13.1
2013-12-01,9.32288173,10.91378058,6.7,8.1,13.1
2014-01-01,9.28614431,10.7318744,6.6,8.1,12.7
2014-02-01,9.305191671,10.78933035,6.7,8,12.6
2014-03-01,9.2932213,10.79318412,6.7,7.9,12.6
2014-04-01,9.121588368,10.64122329,6.2,7.5,12.3
2014-05-01,9.190635087,10.64029198,6.3,7.6,12.2
2014-06-01,9.088441841,10.59842342,6.1,7.3,12
2014-07-01,9.128436949,10.61744693,6.2,7.5,12.1
2014-08-01,9.158501652,10.59439895,6.1,7.4,12
2014-09-01,9.069341865,10.48007406,5.9,7.3,11.7
2014-10-01,8.931844487,10.39452063,5.7,7.1,11.5
2014-11-01,8.997334311,10.38446855,5.8,7.1,11.4
2014-12-01,8.869673113,10.24635995,5.6,6.9,11.2
2015-01-01,8.906473787,10.23918288,5.7,7,11.3
2015-02-01,8.854416867,10.19299153,5.5,6.8,11
2015-03-01,8.799761345,10.12141547,5.4,6.7,10.8
2015-04-01,8.795636283,10.11552069,5.4,6.7,10.9
2015-05-01,8.75466099,10.05768709,5.6,6.7,10.9
2015-06-01,8.726916685,10.00874497,5.3,6.4,10.4
2015-07-01,8.724448463,9.965865186,5.2,6.4,10.3
2015-08-01,8.547730307,9.832608967,5.1,6.2,10.2
2015-09-01,8.616870374,9.814137189,5,6.2,10
2015-10-01,8.607789844,9.805669603,5,6.2,9.8
2015-11-01,8.574309977,9.800468758,5.1,6.1,10
2015-12-01,8.502261899,9.708121731,5,6.1,9.9
2016-01-01,8.431678167,9.588336456,4.9,6.1,9.8
2016-02-01,8.429888503,9.615259802,4.9,6,9.7
2016-03-01,8.426874955,9.621989854,5,6,9.8
2016-04-01,8.481162244,9.664083517,5,6,9.8
2016-05-01,8.387726611,9.648330868,4.8,5.8,9.9
2016-06-01,8.377517642,9.515761422,4.9,5.9,9.5
2016-07-01,8.385598544,9.545690123,4.8,6,9.7
2016-08-01,8.35857407,9.561412013,4.9,5.9,9.6
2016-09-01,8.504850144,9.665223583,5,6.1,9.7
2016-10-01,8.491220998,9.703323699,4.9,5.9,9.6
2016-11-01,8.331715783,9.459045812,4.7,5.8,9.4
2016-12-01,8.319931901,9.42143829,4.7,5.7,9.2
2017-01-01,8.296335371,9.410201249,4.7,5.7,9.3
2017-02-01,8.216172598,9.319054606,4.6,5.6,9.1
2017-03-01,8.144856212,9.214451539,4.4,5.4,8.8
2017-04-01,8.104144474,9.132745263,4.4,5.3,8.6
2017-05-01,8.103024783,9.113877361,4.4,5.3,8.5
2017-06-01,8.022750666,9.057088593,4.3,5.3,8.5
2017-07-01,7.974415163,9.000426237,4.3,5.2,8.5
2017-08-01,8.079157842,9.131006346,4.4,5.3,8.5
2017-09-01,7.936070681,8.942003582,4.2,5.2,8.3
2017-10-01,7.905234615,8.887055349,4.1,5,8
2017-11-01,7.912631069,8.861238978,4.2,5,8
2017-12-01,7.900688806,8.87364042,4.1,5,8.1
2018-01-01,7.867858013,8.830061973,4.1,5.1,8.1
2018-02-01,7.819532677,8.820334137,4.1,5,8.2
2018-03-01,7.821931066,8.785498397,4,4.9,7.9
2018-04-01,7.80906755,8.759194326,4,4.8,7.8
2018-05-01,7.754770764,8.698577132,3.8,4.7,7.7
2018-06-01,7.782400394,8.703473031,4,4.9,7.8
2018-07-01,7.679927281,8.560429955,3.8,4.7,7.5
2018-08-01,7.752566012,8.625160349,3.8,4.7,7.3
2018-09-01,7.692301947,8.583457468,3.7,4.7,7.5
2018-10-01,7.688918926,8.597997236,3.8,4.6,7.4
2018-11-01,7.635341905,8.559144121,3.7,4.7,7.6
2018-12-01,7.671528578,8.573196497,3.9,4.8,7.6
2019-01-01,7.794332867,8.779580669,4,4.9,8
2019-02-01,7.668292311,8.515580611,3.8,4.6,7.2
2019-03-01,7.658790517,8.527549029,3.8,4.6,7.3
2019-04-01,7.590720655,8.484276529,3.6,4.4,7.3
2019-05-01,7.570812294,8.398976479,3.6,4.5,7.1
2019-06-01,7.579185182,8.413710413,3.7,4.6,7.2
2019-07-01,7.645188569,8.392514084,3.7,4.6,7
2019-08-01,7.498165928,8.366992868,3.7,4.6,7.2
2019-09-01,7.362062031,8.184149222,3.5,4.3,6.9
2019-10-01,7.333436776,8.19415957,3.6,4.3,6.9
2019-11-01,7.342137874,8.173844301,3.5,4.3,6.9
2019-12-01,7.302161622,8.104835728,3.5,4.2,6.7
