Gaming employed 53,272 at the end of 2025

The local gaming sector employed 53,272 people at the end of 2025, according to statistics from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) on manpower needs and wages.
The figure represents a 0.2% increase compared to 2024.

Among the sectors analyzed, gaming reported the lowest increase, while the number of workers in the Transport, Storage & Communications sector (16,219) and Security Activities (13,227) saw more significant year-over-year increases of 7.3% and 2.4%, respectively.

On the other hand, those engaged in Wholesale & Retail Trade (66,807) decreased by 2.5%.

Regarding wages, DSEC noted that in December last year, average earnings (excluding irregular remuneration) of full-time employees in the Transport, Storage & Communications, Security Activities, Gaming, and Wholesale & Retail Trade sectors stood at MOP 22,650, MOP 13,940, MOP 28,020, and MOP 14,640, respectively.

In addition, employee recruitment rates for Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities, Security Activities, Transport, Storage & Communications, and Wholesale & Retail Trade were 5.8%, 4.9%, 4.7%, and 3.1%, respectively.

DSEC’s survey on manpower needs and wages for the fourth quarter of 2025 covered Wholesale & Retail Trade, Transport, Storage & Communications, Security Activities, Public Sewage & Refuse Disposal Activities, and Gaming sectors; however, self-employed individuals, junket promoters, and junket associates were not included in the survey.

The number of employees in each surveyed sector includes both resident and non-resident workers.