EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
FEBRUARY - APRIL/2018
Principal Indicators
Unemployment rate (%)
Male Female
Underemployment rate (%) Total Labour Force
Total ('000) Employed 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) %
Historical Data for February-April
%
Unemployment rate Labour force participation rate Underemployment rate
- Absolute value equals zero p.p. Percentage point '000 Thousand
Note: Figures may not add up to the total due to rounding.
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- The general unemployment rate (1.9%) and the unemployment rate of local residents (2.6%) held stable as in the previous period (January-March 2018).
Meanwhile, the underemployment rate (0.5%) went down by 0.1 percentage point.
- The general labour force participation rate was 70.5%, down by 0.1 percentage point; the labour force participation rate of local residents was 64.5%, up by 0.1 percentage point.
- Total employment was 381,500 and number of employed residents totalled 280,800, up by 1,000 and 700 respectively. Number of the unemployed was 7,400, down by 100.
0.1 - Change Current
period
Previous period
64.5 2.6
64.4 2.6 Labour force participation rate (%)
Change (%) Current
period
Previous period
26.2
Total Employment by Industry Difference
(p.p.) Current
period
Previous period
70.6 1.9 70.5
1.9
Labour force participation rate (%) - 0.1
-
0.6 66.7 75.2
0.5 66.5 75.4
- 0.1 - 0.2 0.2
Gaming & Junket Activities (‘000)
7.5
7.4 - 1.3
0.3 0.2 Change
(%) Previous
period Current
period
83.0 81.4
380.5 388.0 381.5
388.9
0.4 0.3
1.9 71.8 0.8 27.4 29.8 30.6 44.3
280.8 288.2
280.1 287.6 29.8 28.8 43.6
2013
0.5 0.5
2018.05 - 2.0
1.8 6.3 - 0.2 4.7
0.3 0.2
Unemployment Rate and Labour Force Participation Rate
2014 2015 2016 2017
1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0
73.6 74.0 72.2 71.1
2.0 Unemployment rate 1.9 1.9
71.1
Labour force participation rate
70.6 70.5
65.0 67.0 69.0 71.0 73.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
%
Feb-Apr Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Feb-Apr 2017 2018
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
統 計 暨 普 查 局
Recreational, Cultural, Gaming
& Other Services 24.4%
Hotels, Restaurants &
Similar Activities 15.0%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade 11.6%
Construction 8.0%
Real Estate &
Business Activities Public 8.0%
Administration &
Social Security 7.8%
Domestic Work 7.3%
Others 17.8%
