Malaysia: Employment

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The most recent value is 16.78 million employed people as of March 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 16.73 million employed people. Historically, the average for Malaysia from January 2010 to March 2025 is 14.43 million employed people. The minimum of 11.55 million employed people was recorded in February 2010, while the maximum of 16.78 million employed people was reached in December 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Malaysia: Employment, million people
2025  Mar 16.78
2025  Feb 16.73
2025  Jan 16.68
2024  Dec 16.78
2024  Nov 16.75
2024  Oct 16.72
2024  Sep 16.69
2024  Aug 16.66


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 17.75 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.86 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 4.03 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 3.74 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 12.49 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 65.02 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 38.95 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 51.60 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 77.97 2023 percent
 Self-employment 24.74 2022 percent
 Employment 16.78 3/2025 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 3.10 3/2025 percent
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