{"id":777011551,"date":"2023-11-30T08:36:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T11:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777011551"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:07:28","slug":"macau-hotel-sector-sees-21-7-rise-in-full-time-employees-in-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-hotel-sector-sees-21-7-rise-in-full-time-employees-in-q3","title":{"rendered":"Macau hotel sector sees 21.7% rise in full-time employees in Q3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Macau’s hotel sector now has 53,802 workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Macau.-\u00a0The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC)<\/strong>\u00a0has reported a 21.7 per cent increase in full-time employees in the hotel sector in the third quarter of the year. The number of hotel workers now stands at 53,802.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n In September, average local full-time hotel staff earnings were up 5.6 per cent year-on-year to MOP19,640 (US$2,441.5). This growth was attributed to a rise in working hours and a decline in the number of relatively lower-paid workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DSEC noted the heightened demand for manpower as the economy gradually recovers. In the third quarter, job vacancies in the hotel and catering sectors increased by 1,460 and 514, respectively, compared to the same period last year.\u00a0The job vacancy rate and employee recruitment rate rose by 2.5 and 11 percentage points to 3.4 per cent and 12.8 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earlier this week, the DSEC reported that the number of people employed in Macau\u2019s gaming sector fell 3.1 per cent sequentially to 68,800 between August and October.\u00a0The overall unemployment rate in Macau stood at 2.4 per cent. People engaged in \u2018recreational, cultural, gaming, and other services\u2019 made up 21.7 per cent, while those involved in \u2018hotels, restaurants, and similar activities\u2019 comprised 13 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n