Macau’s gaming industry employed nearly 69,100 people between September and November, accounting for about 25.8% of employed residents, official figures showed. The Statistics and Census Bureau reported an overall unemployment rate of 1.7% and a rate of 2.3% among local residents.
The figures show gaming’s share of Macau employment and provide operators with current labour-market context.
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Macau visitors spent MOP23.09 billion on non-gaming items in the third quarter of 2026, up 13.3% year on year, according to the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). Same-day visitor spending rose 73.6% to MOP6.29 billion, while overnight visitors spent MOP16.80 billion, up 0.2%. The survey excludes casino play.
Macau recorded 32.18 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, up 8.5% year on year, while casino gross gaming revenue increased 3.2% to MOP187.12 billion, according to reported official data. September GGR fell 1.2% to MOP18.06 billion even as arrivals rose 15.9% to 3,216,535; the average visitor stay also shortened.
Reportedly, Macau's DSEC released its 2025 Gaming Sector Survey. The survey showed that commission and rebate expenditure grew faster than total gaming industry receipts.
Macau’s gaming services exports increased 5.5% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, citing DSEC figures. Visitor arrivals increased 9.0%, while real GDP grew 3.7%. Adjusted GDP reached MOP209.9bn, equivalent to 89.1% of the comparable 2019 level.
Macau’s Statistics and Census Service reported that visitors’ per-capita non-gaming spending rose 9.5% year on year in the first quarter of 2026 to MOP2,179. Total non-gaming expenditure increased 24.5% to MOP24.43bn.