Local residents’ unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.4 percent in the May-July survey period compared to the previous period (April-June), the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) said in a statement yesterday.
Macau’s general unemployment rate – comprising local residents and non-resident workers – stood unchanged at 1.8 percent.
The city’s total labour force amounted to 392,600 in the May-July period, when the labour force participation rate stood at 71.1 percent. Total employment was 385,500, and the number of employed residents totalled 284,300, both up by 100 from the previous period. Employment in real estate recorded an increase, while that in wholesale and retail dropped.
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