Macau’s unemployment rate held steady at 1.9% in July 2026, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed people fell by around 400 month-on-month to 6,400, while total employment increased by 300 to 376,700. The labour force participation rate was also stable at 66.8%, with the overall labour force edging up by 200 to 383,800. Meanwhile, the general underemployment rate declined slightly to 1.7%, down 0.1 percentage point from June. By sector, gaming remained the largest source of employment, accounting for 62.6% of employed residents. Wholesale and retail trade followed with 36.1%, while real estate and business activities represented 24.7%. Accommodation and food services accounted for 19.5%, and transport and storage for 16.4%. source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau remained unchanged at 1.90 percent in July. 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 September of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau remained unchanged at 1.90 percent in July. 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.