Underemployment is down slightly, with more work cropping up in the construction sector, while median monthly earnings have remained the same.
Macao unemployment rate
However, unemployment among construction and gaming workers remains significant, with many yet to return to the workforce.
Internship programme suffers high drop-out rate, with 200 out of 500 quitting; Finance Secretary admits 5% unemployment rate ‘not low’.
Ho Iat Seng says city will be first port of call for groups from Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang; other regions to follow later.
Unemployed construction and gaming industry workers swell jobless numbers to 15,600; Covid-19 outbreak largely to blame.
Overall unemployment rate now stands at 3.5%; most job-seekers used to work in construction or gaming industries.
CE ensures employment for residents remains important but does not say non-resident workers should be fired or replaced by Macao residents.
