Overview

Job Market Insights and My Job Profile are quarterly releases by the Institute of Labour Market Information and Analysis (ILMIA), Department of Statistics, Malaysia (DOSM). These statistics are compiled based on the job vacancies advertised online by private popular recruitment websites in the reference period. The report contains information on job vacancies advertised online by employers from various aspects such as by the type of occupation, location, industry, skills, the field of studies, and others.

Job Market Insights (JMI) present the summary of job vacancies information advertised online in Malaysia. JMI aims to assess the changes in workforce demand over time while facilitating any interested parties to gather valuable insights for decision making.

My Job Profile is an online career information portal that offers in-depth details about the occupation in Malaysia at Malaysia Standard Classification of Occupations (MASCO) 2020 at 4-digit levels. Through this portal, quality and timely job’s information will be readily available for various user categories to help them make informed decisions about their careers and future aspirations.

The statistics from this report must be interpreted with caution due to the data limitation. As is often the case with big data, although the report and information from Big Data Analytics: Job Market Insights and My Job Profile are elaborated, these online job vacancies do not represent the whole population of job vacancies in Malaysia. The report only collected data from four popular recruitment websites. There are no legal provisions that mandate registration of job openings by employers. Besides, MASCO 2020 Category 9 (Elementary Workers) and category 0 (Army) are also excluded from this report.

The Job Market Insights and My Job Profile can be used by policymakers, academicians, economists, researchers and other users for studies related to the labour market. It is hoped that this report can facilitate the growing demand for labour market statistics.

Key Reviews

• On overall, the higher number of job vacancies advertised online in the third and fourth quarter of 2021, gives a positive sign of the country’s economic development where the economic sectors are starting to accelerate. The increasing demand for workforce is also in line with the National Recovery Plan which aims to reduce the impact of the pandemic and further restore the national economy.

• In the fourth quarter of 2021, the number of vacancies advertised online amounted to 190,436, up 143.2 per cent from 78,303 recorded in the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile on quarterly comparison, the number was slightly lower than the 192,480 positions advertised in the third quarter of 2021. On a monthly basis, the number of online job vacancies advertised was highest in December at 76,193, while October and November were at 73,230 and 41,013, respectively.

• For the whole year of 2021, the number increased more than two-fold from 221,384 jobs advertised online in 2020 to 563,636 in 2021. 

Chart 1: Job Vacancies Advertised Online, 2020-2021 and Q3 2019 -Q4 2021

Note:  The statistics from this report must be interpreted with caution due to the data limitation as it is gathered via big data analytics (using web scraping techniques) and does not reflect the actual population of job vacancies.

• The majority of jobs offered online in Q4 2021 were for Professional category workers (43.1%) and followed by Technicians and Associate Professionals (18.4%) and Managers (12.6%) category workers. By ranking, the top five most popular jobs offered during the reference period are Advertising and Marketing Professionals, Administrative Associate Professionals, Managing Directors and Chief Executives, Accountants and Auditors and Software Developers. 

Chart 2: Job Vacancies Advertised Online by type of Occupation, Q3 2021 - Q4 2021  

Note:  The statistics from this report must be interpreted with caution due to the data limitation as it is gathered via big data analytics (using web scraping techniques) and does not reflect the actual population of job vacancies.

• During Q4 2021, the five hottest (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) STEM-related jobs demanded by the employer were Technician, Graphic Designer, Software Engineer, Project Manager and Site Supervisor. In terms of the Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) category, Advertising and Marketing Professionals, Administrative Associate Professionals, Software Developers, Administrative Professionals, and General Office Clerks were the top five jobs offered in Q4 2021.

• Looking at the details of vacancies advertised online by sector, the Services and Manufacturing sectors are the most notable sectors offering jobs in Q4 2021. The top three services sub-sectors posting job vacancies online in Q4 2021 were Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Professional, Scientific and Technical, and Financial and Insurance/ Takaful activities.

 Figure 1: Job Vacancies Advertised Online by Sectors, Q4 2021

Note:  The statistics from this report must be interpreted with caution due to the data limitation as it is gathered via big data analytics (using web scraping techniques) and does not reflect the actual population of job vacancies.

• By geographical, almost three-quarters of the total online job advertisement were concentrated in Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (80,478), Selangor (34,050), Johor (14,470), Pulau Pinang (8,221) and Melaka (3,668).

Figure 2: Job Vacancies Advertised Online by States, Q4 2021

Note:  The statistics from this report must be interpreted with caution due to the data limitation as it is gathered via big data analytics (using web scraping techniques) and does not reflect the actual population of job vacancies.

The time series of the number of online vacancy advertisements by industry, occupation and state is shown in Summary Table. The detailed information and interactive data visualisation of both Job Market Insights and My Job Profile can be obtained from our website.

The Department of Statistics Malaysia is conducting Household Income, Expenditure and Basic Amenities Survey (HIES/BA) 2022 from 1st January 2022 until 31st December 2022. The Department is gratefully acknowledges the co-operation provided by the selected respondents to share their information to DOSM’s officers and making the survey a success. Please visit www.dosm.gov.my for further info.

Released By:

DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN
CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA
 DrUzir_Mahidin    Dr_Uzir

28 February 2022

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