Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao
Macao: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) was 6.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao, 1992–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Macao recorded 6.1% for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.2% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao peaked at 8.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2016.
That places Macao 136th out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7% | — |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +47.2% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +70.6% |
| 1998 | 8.1% | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -41.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | -32.3% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -24.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +38.2% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 6.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.6%, 45% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Macao's 6.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.4%, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.4% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao?
- Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) in Macao was 6.1% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2016.
- How does Macao rank for unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24)?
- Macao ranks 136th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.