EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
DECEMBER/2017 - FEBRUARY/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 Hotels & Similar Activities Construction
Restaurants & Similar Activities
Principal Indicators of Local Residents
Unemployment rate (%) p.p.
p.p.
Resident labour force ('000) %
Employed residents ('000) %
Historical Data
%
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 was 1.9% and the unemployment rate of local residents was 2.5%, both up slightly by 0.1 percentage point over the previous period (November 2017-January 2018). Meanwhile, the underemployment rate remained unchanged at 0.4%.
- The general labour force participation rate was 70.2% and the labour force participation rate of local residents was 64.1%, up by 0.4 and 0.5 percentage points respectively.
- Total employment was 378,300 and number of employed residents totalled 278,500, up by 2,300 and 2,100 respectively. Number of the unemployed was 7,200, up by 300.
0.5 0.1 Change Current
period
Previous period 64.1
2.5
63.6 2.4 Labour force participation rate (%)
Change (%) Current
period
Previous period
24.8
Total Employment by Industry Difference
(p.p.) Current
period
Previous period
69.8 1.8 70.2
1.9
Labour force participation rate (%) 0.4
0.1
0.4 65.4 75.1 0.4
66.4 74.9
- 1.0 - 0.2
Gaming & Junket Activities (‘000)
6.9
7.2 5.4
0.6 0.7 Change
(%) Previous
period Current
period
81.2 83.3
376.0 382.8 378.3
385.5
0.4 0.4
1.9 72.0 0.6 25.8 27.6 29.4 43.0
278.5 285.8
276.4 283.3 27.2 28.6 43.2
Dec/2012 -Feb/2013
0.5 0.5
2018.03 2.5
- 0.4 2.5 1.4 4.1
0.8 0.9
Unemployment Rate and Labour Force Participation Rate
Dec/2013 -Feb/2014
Dec/2014 -Feb/2015
Dec/2015 -Feb/2016
Dec/2016 -Feb/2017
1.7 1.7 1.9 2.0
73.4 74.1 72.5 70.9
2.0 Unemployment rate 1.8 1.9
70.9
Labour force participation rate
69.8 70.2
66.0 68.0 70.0 72.0 74.0
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
%
Dec/2016 Apr-Jun Jul-Sept Oct-Dec Dec/2017 -Feb/2017 2017 -Feb/2018
Government of Macao Special Administrative Region Statistics and Census Service
統 計 暨 普 查 局
Recreational, Cultural, Gaming
& Other Services 25.3%
Hotels, Restaurants &
Similar Activities 14.6%
Wholesale &
Retail Trade 11.4%
Public Administration &
Social Security 7.9%
Real Estate &
Business Activities Domestic Work 7.9%
7.3%
Construction 7.3%
Others 18.3%