Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 11.0% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China peaked at 28.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2025.
That places Macau, China 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.8% | — |
| 1992 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 26.8% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 22.3% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 20.8% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 21.6% | 28.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 16.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.1% | 6 |
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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)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macau, China was 11.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- How does Macau, China rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).