Macau-based workers union, the Macau Gaming Industry Employees Home, released figures this week showing that most former junket employees affected by the closure of the city’s VIP rooms remain unemployed, while those to have changed jobs mostly work in retail or as cab drivers and delivery drivers. However, few are earning the same pay as previously while many are still owed termination compensation.

According to the data, from a survey conducted in March last year, 85.1% of respondents said at the time that they were yet to find more work. While many have since found positions, the union noted that 70% of former VIP staff took more than six months to return to work.