Macau’s unemployment rate edged up by 1.9% in June 2026, following a 1.8% increase in the previous two months. The number of unemployed decreased by 300 month-on-month to 6.8 thousand, while employment rose by 2,300 to 376.4 thousand. The labour force participation rate also increased to 66.8% from 66.3% a month earlier, with the labour force rising by 2,800 to 383.6 thousand. Participation was lower among women (60.0%) than among men (64.1%). By industry, gaming accounted for the largest share of employed residents (63.2%), followed by wholesale and retail trade (36.1%), real estate and business activities (24.6%), accommodation and food industries (20.2%), and transport and storage (16.7%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 1.90 percent in June from 1.80 percent in May of 2026. 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 August of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 1.90 percent in June from 1.80 percent in May 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.