Year 2019 Tooltips
Employees
Journalism
0
Digital / New Media
0
Advertising and Public Relations
0
Media Production
0
Total
0
Journalism
0
Vacancy rate: 0.6%
Digital / New Media
0
Vacancy rate: 0.5%
Advertising and Public Relations
0
Vacancy rate: 1.9%
Media Production
0
Vacancy rate: 0.0%
Total
0
Vacancy rate: 1.4%
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Journalism
0
Digital / New Media
0
Advertising and Public Relations
0
Media Production
0
Total
0
Journalism
0
Turnover rate: 8.2%
Digital / New Media
0
Turnover rate: 19.3%
Advertising and Public Relations
0
Turnover rate: 17.2%
Media Production
0
Turnover rate: 2.8%
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Monthly Income Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Preferred Education Tooltips
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2019
Actual
0
2023
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and freelancers.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the historical manpower survey data, together with the market trends in a longer term, technological developments of the industry and other social-economic determinants.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2019
Actual
0
2023
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and freelancers.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the historical manpower survey data, together with the market trends in a longer term, technological developments of the industry and other social-economic determinants.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2019
Actual
0
2023
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and freelancers.
(2) The manpower forecast is based on the statistical modelling of relevant economic indicators which reflect important changes in the local economy, demography and labour market.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Manpower Demand
Average Annual Growth
0
2019
Actual
0
2023
Forecast
0
Note(s):
(1) The figures included employees and freelancers.
(2) The Media Production Sector was firstly included in the survey of 2016 . With only limited historical data, the manpower was assumed to be stable from 2020 to 2023.
All the percentages are rounded to nearest 0.1%.
Report

- Media and Communications
- 2019 Manpower Survey Report
Stabilised Manpower in the Media and Communications Industry
Driven by the public’s extensive use of digital and social media, the overall manpower of the industry stabilised between 2016 and 2019 with a change in the manpower trend that reflected the transformation of the journalism sector and the growing market demand of professional services from the advertising and public relations sector. The report recommends that multiple skills of employees should be developed and training in relation to innovative media technology, media law and professional ethics should be strengthened for the industry to cope with global and local economic challenges, and the industry should capture the opportunities associated with the 5G high speed mobile network.

- Media and Communications
- 2022 Manpower Update Report
Creation of New Experience and Opportunities
Practitioners of the media and communications (MC) industry constantly embrace advanced technology to create new experiences for readers, audiences and potential consumers. The expanding e-commerce market in the post-pandemic era, adoption of artificial intelligence, AR and VR technologies, and new immersive virtual world – metaverse, all lead to more business opportunities for this vibrant industry. Engaging and retaining experienced staff to design and provide new services in the dynamic environment is one of the challenges faced by employers.