Macau’s unemployment rate rose to 2.0% in August 2026 from 1.9% in the previous month, reaching the highest level since August 2025. The number of unemployed people fell by around 500 month-on-month to 5,900, while total employment also declined by 800 to 375,900. The labour force participation rate edged down to 66.7% from 66.8%, as the labour force decreased by 400 to 383,400. Meanwhile, the general underemployment rate edged down to 1.5% from 1.7% in July. By sector, gaming remained the largest source of employment, accounting for 61.7% of employed residents, followed by wholesale and retail trade (35.6%), real estate and business activities (23.5%), hotels and similar activities (18.4%), and transport and storage (16.1%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 2 percent in August from 1.90 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.35 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 October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 2 percent in August from 1.90 percent in July 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.