HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's jobless rate surged to 5.9% in the three months ending May 31, surpassing the 5.5% peak during the global financial crisis in 2009 and marking the highest level since 2005 in the aftermath of the SARS outbreak.
The unemployment rate for the March-to-May period compares with 5.2% for the previous three months, the government said on Tuesday.
