The Kaohsiung area's economy has traditionally been based principally upon manufacturing, with most workers tending to be blue-collar. According to statistics from the Kaohsiung Department of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, these blue-collar workers make up 70 % ∼ 80 % of the workforce.
高雄地區由於傳統經濟以製造業為主，就業人口也偏重基層勞力工作者，根據高雄市政府的統計資料顯示，他們約佔全部就業人口的七到八成。