Macao Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Macao unemployment rate for 2022 was 2.41%, a 0.17% increase from 2021.
  • Macao unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.24%, a 0.33% decline from 2020.
  • Macao unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.57%, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
  • Macao unemployment rate for 2019 was 1.75%, a 0.08% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Spain 12.92%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12.86%
Greece 12.43%
French Polynesia 11.80%
New Caledonia 11.03%
Bahamas 10.09%
Barbados 8.50%
Chile 8.25%
Italy 8.07%
Uruguay 7.87%
Sweden 7.39%
France 7.31%
Croatia 6.96%
Latvia 6.81%
Argentina 6.81%
Cyprus 6.78%
Finland 6.72%
Slovak Republic 6.14%
Channel Islands 6.03%
Portugal 6.01%
Puerto Rico 6.00%
Lithuania 5.96%
Saudi Arabia 5.59%
Estonia 5.57%
Guam 5.57%
Belgium 5.56%
Austria 4.99%
Luxembourg 4.58%
Ireland 4.48%
Brunei 4.45%
Denmark 4.43%
Hong Kong 4.32%
Switzerland 4.30%
Slovenia 4.01%
Trinidad and Tobago 3.81%
Iceland 3.79%
United Kingdom 3.73%
Australia 3.70%
Israel 3.70%
Hungary 3.61%
Singapore 3.59%
Netherlands 3.52%
New Zealand 3.30%
Norway 3.23%
Germany 3.14%
UAE 2.97%
Malta 2.92%
Poland 2.89%
South Korea 2.86%
Japan 2.60%
Macao 2.41%
Czech Republic 2.22%
Kuwait 2.20%
Oman 1.53%
Bahrain 1.34%
Qatar 0.13%
Andorra 0.00%
Cayman Islands 0.00%
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00%
Aruba 0.00%
Curacao 0.00%
Seychelles 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
British Virgin Islands 0.00%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Bermuda 0.00%
Faroe Islands 0.00%
Monaco 0.00%
Macao Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 2.41% 0.17%
2021 2.24% -0.33%
2020 2.57% 0.82%
2019 1.75% -0.08%
2018 1.83% -0.16%
2017 1.99% 0.05%
2016 1.94% 0.13%
2015 1.81% 0.14%
2014 1.67% -0.15%
2013 1.82% -0.15%
2012 1.97% -0.59%
2011 2.56% -0.28%
2010 2.84% -0.74%
2009 3.58% 0.58%
2008 3.00% -0.27%
2007 3.27% -0.55%
2006 3.82% -0.34%
2005 4.16% -0.74%
2004 4.90% -1.10%
2003 6.00% -0.27%
2002 6.27% -0.12%
2001 6.39% -0.48%
2000 6.87% 0.52%
1999 6.35% 1.74%
1998 4.61% 1.35%
1997 3.26% -0.99%
1996 4.25% 0.67%
1995 3.58% 1.10%
1994 2.48% 0.42%
1993 2.06% -0.14%
1992 2.20% -0.81%
1991 3.01% 3.01%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%