The gaming industry’s number of full-time employees dipped by 0.8 percent year on year to 55,794 at the end of last year, of which the number of dealers (croupiers) dropped by 2.4 percent to 24,039, the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.
Gaming industry staff accounted for about 14 percent of the city’s labour force at the end of 2016.
Macau’s labour force stood at 389,900 in the DSEC employment survey period between November last year and January.
A dealer gives the thumb-up on May 26, 2015 on the eve of the opening of the Galaxy Macau hotel casino resort’s Phase 2 development in Cotai. –Photo: Iong Tat Choi
