Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate stands at 2.35% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.26% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate was 2.35%, up from 2.26% in 2024.
In 2024, Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate was 2.26%, up from 2.21% in 2023.
In 2023, Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate was 2.21%, down from 2.45% in 2022.
In 2022, Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate was 2.45%, up from 2.22% in 2021.
In 2021, Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate was 2.22%, down from 2.54% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.35% | +0.085% |
| 2024 | 2.26% | +0.056% |
| 2023 | 2.21% | -0.24% |
| 2022 | 2.45% | +0.225% |
| 2021 | 2.22% | -0.321% |
| 2020 | 2.54% | +0.812% |
| 2019 | 1.73% | -0.073% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -0.178% |
| 2017 | 1.98% | +0.042% |
| 2016 | 1.94% | +0.129% |
| 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% | +0.581% |
| 2008 | 3% | -0.27% |
| 2007 | 3.27% | -0.553% |
| 2006 | 3.82% | -0.336% |
| 2005 | 4.16% | -0.746% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -1.09% |
| 2003 | 6% | -0.283% |
| 2002 | 6.28% | -0.093% |
| 2001 | 6.37% | -0.503% |
| 2000 | 6.87% | +0.534% |
| 1999 | 6.34% | +1.73% |
| 1998 | 4.61% | +1.38% |
| 1997 | 3.23% | -1.04% |
| 1996 | 4.26% | +0.68% |
| 1995 | 3.58% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.48% | +0.423% |
| 1993 | 2.06% | -0.139% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -0.814% |
| 1991 | 3.01% | — |
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Macao SAR, China's unemployment rate is 2.35% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.26% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.87% (2000); the lowest is 1.67% (2014), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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