Labour Market Information

Labour Force Survey Report, Malaysia, 2020^*New

UNEVEN SITUATION OF MALAYSIA’S LABOUR FORCE IN 2020 DUE TO THE HEALTH CRISIS AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia, February 2021^*New

Labour Market Review, Fourth Quarter 2020

As of the fourth quarter of 2020, the fight to level the third wave of infection was still ongoing. With the government and private sectors continuing to work hand-in-hand to strike the equilibrium between life and livelihood, the labour market in Q4 2020 was somewhat stagnant with modest recovery as reported in Labour Market Review, Fourth Quarter 2020. This report also features an article entitled 'Initial Review of Labour Migration in Malaysia'.

Labour Productivity of Fourth Quarter 2020

Malaysia’s labour productivity as measured by value added per hour worked dropped slightly by 0.8 per cent after recorded 0.1 per cent in Q3 2020.

Employment Statistics Fourth Quarter 2020

Total jobs in the private sector in Q4 2020 fell by 204 thousand from Q4 2019 (8,661 thousand jobs) to record 8,457 thousand jobs. The rate of filled jobs in this quarter was 97.9 per cent, slightly higher than the same quarter of the previous year which was 97.7 per cent.

Principal Statistics of Labour Force, Malaysia, Fourth Quarter (Q4) 2020

Labour force participation rate 68.5 per cent and unemployment rate 4.8 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%).

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.