The Macau Metro Monitor, October 27th 2010

EMPLOYMENT SURVEY FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 2010 DSEC

The unemployment rate for July-September 2010 remained unchanged from the previous period (June-August 2010) at 2.9%.  The employed population increased by about 2,700 over the previous period to 320,200, in which employment of the Gaming Sector and Wholesale & Retail Trade both saw an increase.  Total labor force was 329,600 in July-September 2010 and the labour force participation rate stood at 71.8%, up by 0.4% point from the previous period.  Number of the unemployed held stable at 9,400, with 19.0% being fresh labour force entrants searching for their first job, up by 1.8% points over the previous period.