Hong Kong May-July jobless rate falls to 4.3%

The latest figures are down from 4.6 percent in the April-June period and below the 4.6 percent forecast by nine economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.

Hong Kong's total employment climbed by 8,100 to 3,500,200, with new hiring in several sectors including retail, hotels and manufacturing, the Census and Statistics Department said.

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