Status in employment in Macao
Macao: Status in employment was 92.93 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.93
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 186 countries
All-time high
93.72
in 2018
All-time low
88.22
in 2000
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in Macao, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 92.93 for status in employment in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, status in employment in Macao peaked at 93.72 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 88.22, in 2000.
Macao ranks 11th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 88.78 | — |
| 1992 | 88.97 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 89.09 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.19 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.25 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 89.28 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.35 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 90.33 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 89.14 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 88.22 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 89.27 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 89.51 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.14 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 88.37 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.64 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 90.68 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 91.38 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 92.57 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.06 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 92.05 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.52 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 92.69 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.21 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 93.58 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.29 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.58 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.52 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.72 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.5 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.25 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.33 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.67 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 92.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.93 | +0.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 92.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 86.72, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 92.93 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.95, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.37 | 88.78 | 90.35 | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.08 | 88.22 | 92.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.17 | 92.05 | 93.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.98 | 92.67 | 93.33 | 5 |
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 status in employment in Macao?
- Status in employment in Macao was 92.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 93.72 in 2018.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.22 in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for status in employment?
- Macao ranks 11th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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