Employment in services (% of total employment) in Macau, China
Macau, China: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 88.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Macau, China, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macau, China recorded 88.6% for employment in services (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Macau, China peaked at 88.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 1991.
Macau, China ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Macau, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.8% | — |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 73.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 75.8% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 76.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 70.8% | 78.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 78.8% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 84.4% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.5% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macau, China
- 1 Djibouti 92.2% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 91.5% compare
- 4 Singapore 85.9% compare
- 5 Hong Kong, China 85.8% compare
- 6 Channel Islands 85.3% 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)
- 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 services (% of total employment) in Macau, China?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Macau, China was 88.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Macau, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 1991.
- How does Macau, China rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Macau, China ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Macau, China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 services (% 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).