The unemployment rate in Macau edged up to 1.8% in the three months ending in April 2026, compared to 1.6% in the previous period. The number of unemployed persons increased by 300 from the previous month to 6,500, while total employment declined by 2,400 to 374,600 people. Among local residents, employment gains were mainly recorded in hotels and related activities, as well as transport and storage, while job losses were seen in wholesale and retail trade, real estate and business activities, and gaming. The general labor force participation rate fell to 66.4% from 66.7% in the preceding period. By gender, participation rates among local residents declined for both men (64.1% vs. 64.4%) and women (59.0% vs. 59.3%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 1.80 percent in April from 1.60 percent in March 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 June of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 1.80 percent in April from 1.60 percent in March of 2026. 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.