The Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) released results of the Employment Survey for the second quarter of 2009, of which principal indicators such as the labour force participation rate (72.6%), unemployment rate (3.6%), etc. have been published in July. Total labour force was 333,000 in the second quarter of 2009, with 321,000 being employed. Analyzed by industry, the majority of the employed were engaging in Recreational, Cultural, Gaming & Other Services (24.1%) and Hotels, Restaurants & Similar Activities (13.6%). In terms of occupation, most of the employed were Clerks (including casino dealers, floorpersons, betting service operators, etc.) and Service & Sales Workers, accounting for 24.9% and 23.3% respectively. Median monthly employment earnings of the employed amounted to MOP8,500 in the second quarter of 2009, down slightly by 1.2% quarter-to-quarter; meanwhile, median monthly employment earnings of the employed residents held stable as the previous quarter, at MOP 10,000. Number of the underemployed totalled 6,000, with 72.5% engaging in Construction and 13.9% in Transport, Storage & Communications. In the second quarter of 2009, the unemployed population was 12,000, with 90.6% searching for a new job, while 9.4% were fresh labour force entrants searching for their first job. With regard to the educational attainment, 40.8% of the unemployed had primary education or lower, 27.9% had junior secondary education and 19.7% had senior secondary education. For the unemployed that were searching for a new job, analyzed by the industry previously engaged, 23.9% had worked in Construction and 18.1% in Recreational, Cultural, Gaming & Other Services. Analyzed by the previous occupation, 29.7% were Service & Sales Workers and 18.9% were Craftsmen & Similar Workers.
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