EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
AUGUST – OCTOBER/2017
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.
p.p.
Resident labour force ('000) %
Employed residents ('000) %
Historical Data for August-October
%
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%), the unemployment rate of local residents (2.6%) and the underemployment rate (0.5%) decreased by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (July-September 2017).
- The general labour force participation rate was 70.8% and the labour force participation rate of local residents was 64.8%, down by 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points respectively from the previous period.
- Total employment was 379,800 and number of employed residents totalled 279,900, down by 1,400 and 1,300 respectively. Number of the unemployed was 7,400, down by 300.
- 0.3 - 0.1 Change Current
period
Previous period 64.8
2.6
65.1 2.7 Labour force participation rate (%)
Change (%) Current
period
Previous period
24.4
Total Employment by Industry Difference
(p.p.) Current
period
Previous period
71.0 2.0 70.8
1.9
Labour force participation rate (%) - 0.2
- 0.1
0.6 66.2 76.5 0.5
66.3 75.9
- 0.1 0.1 - 0.6
Gaming & Junket Activities (‘000)
7.7
7.4 - 3.3
- 0.4 - 0.4 Change
(%) Previous
period Current
period
80.9 81.3
381.2 388.9 379.8
387.2
23.8 29.6 31.8 43.7
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
279.9 287.4
281.2 288.8 30.6 32.3 45.2
0.8 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7
1.9 1.9 1.7 1.9 1.9
72.3 73.2 74.2 73.2 72.3
2017.11
0.4- 3.4 - 1.8 - 3.4 - 2.5
- 0.4 - 0.5
Unemployment Rate and Labour Force Participation Rate
1.9 Unemployment rate 2.0 1.9
72.3 Labour force
participation rate 71.0 70.8
66.0 68.5 71.0 73.5 76.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
%
Aug.-Oct. Oct.-Dec. Jan.-Mar. Apr.-Jun. Aug.-Oct.
2016 2017
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
統 計 暨 普 查 局
Recreational, Cultural, Gaming
& Other Services 24.7%
Hotels, Restaurants &
Similar Activities 14.1%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade 11.5%
Construction 8.4%
Public Administration &
Social Security Real Estate & 8.2%
Business Activities
8.0%
Domestic Work 7.0%
Others 18.1%
