EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
FEBRUARY - APRIL/2021
Principal Indicators
Unemployment rate (%)
Male Female
Underemployment rate (%) Labour Force
Total ('000) Employed population
Underemployed population Unemployed population
Employment by Principal Industries
Wholesale & Retail Trade Construction
Hotels & Similar Activities Restaurants & Similar Activities
Principal Indicators of Local Residents
Unemployment rate (%) p.p.
p.p.
Resident labour force ('000) %
Employed residents ('000) %
Underemployed residents ('000) %
Historical Data for February-April
%
Unemployment rate Labour force participation rate Underemployment rate
- Absolute value equals zero p.p. Percentage point '000 Thousand
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- 0.6
293.6 293.0 0.2
2021.05 2.7
- 3.2 - 2.6 - 2.3 - 2.0
- 1.6 0.1
Unemployment Rate and Labour Force Participation Rate
2017 2018 2019 2020
2.0 1.9 1.7 2.2
71.1 70.5 70.0 70.0
0.5 0.5
1.9 72.2
0.5 0.5 2.1
2016 33.4 42.4
17.0 281.6
17.2 281.4 27.5
- 0.1 0.1 Change
63.6 4.0 24.1 34.2 43.8
Current period
Previous period 63.5
4.1
- The general unemployment rate (3.0%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (4.1%) both increased by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (January-March 2021). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate held steady at 4.8%.
- The general labour force participation rate was 69.6% and the labour force participation rate of local residents was 63.5%, down by 0.3 and 0.1 percentage points respectively from the previous period.
66.6 73.7 4.8
66.3 73.5
- - 0.3 - 0.2 Difference
(p.p.) Current
period
Previous period
Total Employment by Industry
- Based on the movement records, Macao residents and non-resident workers who worked in Macao but lived outside the territory were estimated at 84,000;
when including these individuals, total labour force was 478,500, a decrease of 1,400 from the previous period.
69.9
- The labour force living in Macao totalled 394,500. Total employment decreased by 2,400 to 382,500, of which employed residents increased by 200 to 281,600. Meanwhile, number of the unemployed rose by 400 to 12,000.
19.2 396.6 18.9
69.6 3.0 Labour force participation rate (%)
78.0 80.2
Labour force participation rate (%)
23.6 26.8
- 0.3 0.1 2.9
Change (%) Current
period
382.5 384.9
Change (%)
3.1 - 1.7 - 0.5
Previous period Previous
period Current
period
11.6 12.0
394.5
Gaming & Junket Activities (‘000)
4.8
2.2
Unemployment rate 2.9 3.0 70.0
Labour force participation rate
69.9 69.6
66.0 68.0 70.0 72.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
%
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region
Statistics and Census Service
統 計 暨 普 查 局
Recreational, Cultural, Gaming
& Other Services 23.9%
Hotels, Restaurants &
Similar Activities 13.2%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade 11.1%
Construction 8.7%
Real Estate &
Business Activities
8.6%
Public Administration &
Social Security 7.9%
Domestic Work 7.7%
Others 18.9%
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