Macao saw a 4.0-percent unemployment rate at the end of 2005, a
year-on-year drop of 0.4 percent, according to official statistics
issued here on Monday.
The figures from the Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed
that Macao's total labor force was estimated at 259,000 at the
endof the year, among which 10,000 remained jobless.
The figures showed that 89.4 percent of the jobless residents
are seeking their first job.
The special administrative region of China has a population of
over 480,000.
(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2006)
