EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
MAY - JULY/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.
Resident labour force ('000) %
Employed residents ('000) %
Underemployed residents ('000) %
Historical Data for May-July
%
Unemployment rate Labour force participation rate Underemployment rate
- Absolute value equals zero p.p. Percentage point '000 Thousand
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- 0.8
286.1 287.5 - 0.5
2021.08 1.0
- 0.3 0.6 - 2.4 - 2.4
0.4 - 0.5
Unemployment Rate and Labour Force Participation Rate
2017 2018 2019 2020
2.0 1.8 1.8 2.7
71.4 71.1 70.3 70.5
0.4 0.6
1.9 72.5
0.5 0.5 3.3
2016 31.0 42.6
13.2 275.0
13.2 276.4 26.5
- 0.4 - Change
62.0 3.9 24.1 30.8 42.7
Current period
Previous period 61.6
3.9
- The general unemployment rate, the unemployment rate of local residents and the underemployment rate were 2.9%, 3.9% and 3.5% respectively. All three indicators remained steady compared to the previous period (April-June 2021).
- The general labour force participation rate (67.9%) and the labour force participation rate of local residents (61.6%) both decreased by 0.4 percentage points from the previous period.
65.5 71.6 3.5
65.0 71.2
- - 0.5 - 0.4 Difference
(p.p.) Current
period
Previous period
Total Employment by Industry
- Based on the movement records, an average of about 83,000 Macao residents and non-resident workers worked in Macao but lived outside the territory during the reference period; when including these individuals, total labour force was 466,900, a decrease of 4,400 from the previous period.
68.3
- The labour force living in Macao totalled 383,900. Total employment was 372,900 and the number of employed residents totalled 275,000, down by 3,000 and 1,400 respectively from the previous period. Besides, number of the unemployed decreased by 100 to 11,000.
13.6 387.0 13.4
67.9 2.9 Labour force participation rate (%)
77.5 78.2
Labour force participation rate (%)
23.5 25.9
- 0.4 - 2.9
Change (%) Current
period
372.9 375.9
Change (%)
- 0.3 - 1.5 - 0.8
Previous period Previous
period Current
period
11.1 11.0
383.9
Gaming & Junket Activities (‘000)
3.5
2.7 Unemployment rate 2.9 2.9
70.5
Labour force participation rate
68.3 67.9
62.0 64.0 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 24.0%
Hotels, Restaurants &
Similar Activities 13.2%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade 11.4%
Real Estate &
Business Activities
8.9%
Construction 8.3%
Domestic Work 7.7%
Public Administration &
Social Security 7.5%
Others 19.0%
May -Jul Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Jan-Mar May -Jul 2020 2021
