The unemployment rate in Macau edged down to 1.7% in January 2026 from 1.8% in the previous month. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 300 month-on-month to 6,500, while total employment contracted by 400 to 378,900. Job gains were recorded in gaming, wholesale and retail trade, real estate, hotels and related services, and restaurants, while the construction sector saw a decline in employment. The labor force participation rate edged down to 67.1% from 67.2% in the previous two months. The male participation rate remained unchanged at 69.2%, while the female participation rate ticked lower to 65.4% from 65.5%. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.70 percent in January from 1.80 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.38 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 March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau decreased to 1.70 percent in January from 1.80 percent in December of 2025. 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.