Labour Market Information

Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia, November 2020^*New

Labour Market Review, Third Quarter 2020

Better labour market performance in Q3 2020 as Malaysia entered phase of recovery Movement Control Order, as reported in Labour Market Review, Third Quarter 2020. This report also features an article entitled 'The Review of Hours Worked in Malaysia'.

Labour Productivity of Third Quarter 2020

Labour Productivity for Malaysia as measured by value added per hour worked grew marginally by 0.1 per cent (Q2 2020: 15.5%).

Employment Statistics Third Quarter 2020

In Q3 2020, there were 8.471 million jobs recorded in the private sector made up the average jobs of 8.474 million for the first three quarters of 2020. However, the average number of jobs for 2020 was lower than the average jobs in 2019 which was 8.620 million. During the same period, average of filled jobs rate in 2020 (98.0%) was higher than the average rate of previous year (97.6%).

Principal Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, Third Quarter (Q3) 2020

Labour force participation rate 68.4 per cent and unemployment rate 4.7 per cent.

Salaries & Wages Survey Report, Malaysia, 2019

The median monthly salaries & wages recorded an increase from RM2,308 to RM2,442 (5.8%). Meanwhile, the mean monthly salaries & wages increased from RM3,087 to RM3,224 (4.4%) within the same period.

Informal Sector Work Force Survey Report, Malaysia, 2019

Employment in the informal sector in 2019 recorded 1.26 million people, contributed 8.3 per cent of employment in Malaysia

Graduates Statistics 2019

In 2019, 83.5 per cent of the 5.29 million graduates in Malaysia were in the labour force while 16.5 per cent are outside labour force. Graduates Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) decreased 0.1 percentage points in 2019 (83.5%) from 2018 (83.6%).

Labour Force Survey Report, Malaysia, 2019

Labour force participation rate increased 68.7 per cent and unemployment rate remained at 3.3 per cent.

Employment and Salaries & Wages Statistics 2018

This publication presents the Employment and Salaries & Wages Statistics obtained from Annual Economic Survey 2018 for reference year 2017 covers employees working in the formal private sector in Malaysia. In this publication, the Employment and Salaries & Wages Statistics are analysed from various dimensions.