The unemployment rate in Macau rose slightly to 2.0% in the three-month period ending July 2025, the highest since March 2024, up from 1.9% in the previous period. The increase was mainly driven by a surge in new labour market entrants seeking their first jobs during graduation season, with their share rising 2.7 percentage points to 13.7% of unemployed residents. The total number of unemployed individuals increased modestly by 350 to 7,600, while overall employment dipped 300 to 371,500. Most jobseekers had previously worked in the retail trade, construction, and gaming sectors. The labor force fell to 379,100, with male participation remaining higher (70.7%) than female participation (62.8%). source: Statistics and Census Service, Government of Macao SAR
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 2 percent in July from 1.90 percent in June of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Macau averaged 3.41 percent from 1996 until 2025, 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 2025.
Unemployment Rate in Macau increased to 2 percent in July from 1.90 percent in June of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Macau is expected to be 2.10 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 2.30 percent in 2026 and 2.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.