Work & Labour in Macao 217 indicators covering work & labour for Macao. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 2027 up 23.9% 168th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 2027 down 4.4% 44th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 2027 up 7.7% 162nd Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 2027 up 38.4% 157th Labour dependency ratio 0.769 2027 up 11.8% 179th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 2027 down 8.8% 5th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 2027 down 8.8% 10th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 2027 down 5.1% 38th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year 2027 up 0.3% 61st Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year 2027 down 119.6% 154th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.8% 2025 down 4.2% 38th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.6% 2025 down 3.4% 58th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.7% 2025 down 1.3% 53rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.1% 2025 down 4.6% 28th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 79.0% 2025 up 2.6% 32nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% 2025 up 3.7% 22nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 73.9% 2025 up 2.0% 38th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.1% 2025 up 1.8% 73rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.3% 2025 up 8.2% 90th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.1% 2025 down 3.6% 57th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 18.9% 96th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 3.5% 8th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 85.7% 2025 down 1.3% 53rd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 9.5% 174th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 4.7% 173rd Employment 412.79 2025 up 9.8% 160th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 412.79 2025 up 9.8% 160th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.8% 2025 up 56.3% 148th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 8.8% 2025 up 67.2% 129th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 4.9% 2025 up 38.6% 165th Employment in services (% of total employment) 88.6% 2025 up 4.2% 3rd Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 80.9% 2025 up 7.6% 4th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 96.0% 2025 up 1.2% 4th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 11.0% 2025 down 24.5% 162nd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.7% 2025 down 23.4% 143rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 3.6% 2025 down 23.2% 174th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.2% 2025 down 42.2% 162nd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 39.8% 186th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 43.5% 155th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 93.2% 2025 down 0.1% 10th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 90.6% 2025 down 0.2% 12th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 95.8% 2025 down 0.0% 7th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 6.8% 2025 up 0.8% 178th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 9.4% 2025 up 2.1% 176th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 4.2% 2025 up 0.6% 181st Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.4% 2025 up 2.4% 90th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.0% 2025 up 4.0% 75th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 up 2.0% 100th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 2.9% 7th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 2.9% 7th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 3.3% 2025 down 0.8% 181st GDP per person employed 204,817 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 0.5% 5th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.2% 170th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 5.2% 170th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2429 % change on previous year 2025 down 137.5% 155th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate -0.2429 % change on previous year 2025 down 137.5% 155th GDP per employed person 204,817 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 0.5% 5th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.66 2027 down 56.3% 31st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 3.66 2027 down 56.3% 31st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 5.95 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.2% 1st Page 1 of 4 Next →