Macau's unemployment rate stood at 1.8% in May 2026, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed increased by 6,000 to 7.1 thousand, while employment declined by 5,000 to 374.1 thousand. The labour force participation rate edged down to 66.3% from 66.4%, with the labour force decreasing by 6,000 to 380.8 thousand. Participation was lower among women (59.3%) than men (63.6%). By industry, gaming accounted for the largest share of employed residents (25.7%), followed by wholesale and retail trade (12.2%), accommodation and food services (11.2%), and public administration and social security (11.2%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau remained unchanged at 1.80 percent in May. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.36 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 July of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau remained unchanged at 1.80 percent in May. 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.