By Wynna Wong
Hong Kong’s jobless rate remained at a 30-month high of 3.5 per cent between April and June, with authorities warning of an ongoing uncertain external environment and worsening unemployment from more graduates entering the workforce.
Preliminary data from the Census and Statistics Department on Thursday showed that the number of unemployed persons reached 136,200, slightly higher than 135,800 in the previous three months.
“While the unemployment and underemployment rates … remained the same as…