Macau’s unemployment rate eased to 1.8% in September 2026 from 2.0% in the previous month. The number of unemployed people edged up by 100 month-on-month to 6,000, while total employment also edged down by 700 to 375,200. The labour force participation rate edged down to 66.4% from 66.7%, as the labour force decreased by 1,400 to 382,000. Meanwhile, the general underemployment rate inched up to 1.6% from 1.5% in August. By sector, recreational, cultural, gaming and other services remained the largest source of employment, accounting for 25.3% of employed residents, followed by wholesale and retail trade (11.9%), public administration and social security (11.4%), and hotels, restaurants and similar activities (10.9%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.80 percent in September from 2 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.34 percent from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7.10 percent in June of 2000 and a record low of 1.60 percent in January of 2025. This page provides the latest reported value for - Macao Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Macau Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.80 percent in September from 2 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Macau is expected to be 1.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Macau Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027 and 2.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.