Macao's unemployment rate stays at 1.9 pct

Macao's unemployment rate for the period of January to March 2013 was 1.9 percent, the same as the previous period of December 2012 to February 2013, according to the figures released on Friday by the city's Statistics and Census Service (DSEC).

The number of the unemployed increased by 100 from the previous period to 6,800, with 6.2 percent being fresh labor force entrants searching for their first job, down by 0.8 percentage points over the previous period, the figures indicated.

The city's total labor force stood at 359,000 in the period, with the labor force participation rate stood at 71.9 percent.

The employed population increased by 1,200 over the previous period to 352,000, in which employment of Wholesale trade and recreational, Cultural, Gaming and Other services sector registered increase, the DSEC also said.