Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Macao
Macao: Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) was 11.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macao, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macao 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 Macao peaked at 28.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2025.
That places Macao 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) (modeled ILO estimate) in Macao, 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% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 11.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 19.9%, 55% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 11.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.9%, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More work & labour data for Macao
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macao?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Macao 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- How does Macao rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Macao ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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).