The unemployment rate in Macau fell to an all-time low of 1.6% in the three months ending March 2026 from 1.7% in each of the previous two periods. Total unemployed individuals decreased by 400 month-on-month to 6,000, while overall employment fell by 2,700 to 377,000. Job gains among residents were recorded in real estate and business activities, and hotels and related services, while employment declined in gaming, wholesale and retail trade, and transport and storage activities. The general labour force participation rate dropped to 66.7% from 67.2% in the previous period. The male participation rate for local residents fell to 64.4% from 65.3%, while the female rate eased to 59.3% from 59.7%. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.60 percent in March from 1.70 percent in February of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.37 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 April of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.60 percent in March from 1.70 percent in February of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Macau is expected to be 2.00 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.