Labour Force & Social Statistics

Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia, August 2018^*New

Principal Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, Second Quarter (Q2) 2018

Labour force participation rate 68.4% (Q1:68.2%) and unemployment rate 3.3% (Q1:3.3%).

Informal Sector Work Force Survey Report, Malaysia, 2017

In 2017, there were 1.36 million employed persons in the informal sector comprising 9.4 per cent share of the total employment in Malaysia

Salaries & Wages Survey Report, Malaysia, 2017

The median monthly salaries & wages of paid employees increased to RM2,160  while the mean increased to RM2,880  in 2017.

Labour Force Survey Report, Malaysia, 2017

Labour force participation rate increased to 68.0 per cent and unemployment rate remained at 3.4% in 2017

Infographics - Principal Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia 2017

Labour force increased 2.0 per cent in 2017 at 15.0 million persons as compared to 2016.

Children Statistics, Malaysia, 2017

In 2017, the composition of children under 18 years is 29.4 per cent, that is 9.4 million children out of 32.0 million population.

Social Statistics Bulletin, Malaysia, 2017

Tourist arrivals to Malaysia in 2016 increased to 4.0 per cent from 25,721,251 persons (2015) to 26,757,392 persons (2016).

Migration Survey Report, Malaysia, 2016

2.0 per cent of the population aged 1 year and over were migrants for the period of 2015–2016.