Statistics | Unemployment rate continues at 1.8 percent

Card dealers receive their table assignments. The gaming sector is by far the largest employer in Macau

The unemployment rate for April-June 2015 remained stable at 1.8 percent as in the previous period (March-May 2015), according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). The underemployment rate was recorded at 0.4 percent, up by 0.1 percentage point.
DSEC indicated that the total labor force was 405,400 and total employment decreased slightly by 200 from March-May 2015, at 398,300. There were 7,200 persons unemployed, similar to that of the March-May period in 2015. Fresh labor force entrants searching for their first job accounted for 9.5 percent of the total unemployed, up by 3.6 percentage points over the previous period.
Analyzed by industry, employment in Real Estate & Business Activities (29,600) and Gaming & Junket Activities (83,800) dropped by 1,400 and 800 respectively, while that in Hotels & Similar Activities (28,400) rose by 2,300.
Median monthly employment earnings of the employed held stable as the previous quarter, at MOP15,000 in the second quarter; median earnings of employed residents stood at MOP17,500, down by MOP500 quarter-to-quarter, as the seasonal effect of the thirteenth month salary, bonuses, etc. of the first quarter receded.