The unemployment rate in Macau held steady at 1.7% in the three months ending February 2026, unchanged from the previous period. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 100 month-on-month to 6,400, while total employment rose by 800 to 379,700. Job gains were recorded in gaming, hotels and related services, as well as in construction, while employment declined in restaurants and similar activities and remained unchanged in the wholesale and retail trade sector. The labor force participation rate edged up to 67.2% from 67.1% in the previous period. The male participation rate fell to 68.3% from 69.2%, while the female participation rate increased to 66.3% from 65.4%. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau remained unchanged at 1.70 percent in February. 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 remained unchanged at 1.70 percent in February. Unemployment Rate in Macau is expected to be 1.80 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.