Employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China peaked at 3.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2008.
That places Macau, China 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.6% compare
- 88 Belgium 3.6% compare
- 89 Malaysia 3.5% compare
- 91 French Polynesia 3.4% compare
- 92 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.4% compare
- 93 Singapore 3.4% compare
More work & labour data for Macau, China
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Macau, China was 3.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- How does Macau, China rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 90th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macau, China data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).