Situation stable: Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung says the jobless rate remains at 4.4%, which is the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2008.

Hong Kong's unemployment rate held stable at 4.4% in the February-April period, remaining the lowest figure since the fourth quarter of 2008, the Census & Statistics Department says.

Compared to the January-March quarter, the underemployment rate fell from 2.2% to 2.1%.