Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

AppendicesAppendix 29Labour and Employment Statistics forFive Years to 20122008 r 2009 r 2010 r 2011 2012Labour force participation rate (%) 70.7 72.3 72.0 72.5 72.4Male 77.2 78.2 78.0 78.1 78.6Female 64.6 66.9 66.6 67.5 66.8Unemployment rate (%) 3.0 3.5 2.8 2.6 2.0Male 3.2 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.3Female 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.1 1.7Underemployment (%) 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.1 0.8Active population (‘000) 327.0 323.4 323.9 336.3 350.2Male 173.4 166.2 165.3 171.1 180.7Female 153.6 157.1 158.6 165.2 169.5By age group and gender≦ 24 45.2 41.8 39.1 41.2 39.7Male 22.2 20.1 19.4 20.1 19.6Female 23.0 21.6 19.8 21.1 20.025-34 79.6 78.4 78.2 87.1 97.3Male 39.7 37.9 37.7 42.7 49.0Female 39.9 40.5 40.5 44.5 48.335-44 86.3 83.6 81.4 82.0 83.2Male 41.5 38.7 36.8 37.6 39.5Female 44.7 44.9 44.6 44.4 43.745-54 82.5 84.2 85.2 83.0 83.5Male 47.5 46.1 45.2 43.1 42.7Female 35.0 38.1 40.0 39.9 40.855-64 29.4 31.4 35.6 37.8 41.4Male 19.3 20.3 22.8 23.9 26.1Female 10.0 11.1 12.8 13.9 15.465 and over 4.0 3.9 4.5 5.1 5.0Male 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.7 3.8Female 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.2521