Employment survey for June - August 2026

MACAU, September 25 - Information from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) indicated that the unemployment rate of local residents (2.5%) for June - August 2026 increased slightly by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period (May - July 2026), owing to a rise in the number of new labour market entrants seeking their first job following the entry of fresh graduates. Meanwhile, the underemployment rate of local residents (2.0%) dropped further by 0.2 percentage points.

Among the unemployed residents (7,500), the majority of those searching for a new job were previously engaged in the Gaming sector and Wholesale & Retail Trade. Besides, with some fresh graduates entering the labour market, the proportion of new labour market entrants seeking their first job rose by 6.7 percentage points from the previous period to 18.9% of the unemployed residents. Among the underemployed residents (5,900), the majority were working in Business Activities and the Construction sector.

The general unemployment rate (2.0%) increased slightly by 0.1 percentage point from the previous period, while the general underemployment rate (1.5%) dropped further by 0.2 percentage points.

The methodology and statistical concepts for the Employment Survey (such as the definitions of unemployment and underemployment) are formulated based on the recommendations of the International Labour Organization. The Employment Survey covers all residential units in the Macao Peninsula, Taipa and Coloane, excluding collective living quarters such as dormitories and care homes for the elderly. Individuals living in these units are included in the survey, and therefore residents of the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR), as well as non-resident workers, who work in but live outside the Macao SAR are excluded. According to the preliminary estimates from the movement records, an average of about 112,400 Macao SAR residents and non-resident workers worked in the Macao SAR but lived outside the territory during the reference period. The total labour force, consisting of these individuals and the labour force living in the Macao SAR, decreased by 100 from the previous period to approximately 495,700.

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