History starts
January 2010
History ends
August 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
Percent

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12 observations · January 2019 to December 2019

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
January 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
February 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
March 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
April 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
May 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
June 201968.6%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
July 201968.5%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
August 201968.7%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
September 201968.8%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
October 201968.8%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
November 201969.0%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
December 201968.9%Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)

Malaysia labour force participation rate history by year

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Malaysia labour force participation rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)70.9%71.0%August 202670.9%January 2026▲ +0.1
202570.8%71.0%November 202570.6%January 2025▲ +0.2
202470.6%70.7%June 202470.5%January 20240.0
202370.0%70.2%June 202369.7%January 2023▲ +0.4
202269.5%69.8%June 202268.9%January 2022▲ +0.8
202168.6%68.9%November 202168.3%July 2021▲ +0.5
202068.4%68.8%January 202068.1%May 2020▼ −0.4
201968.6%69.0%November 201968.5%January 2019▲ +0.4
201868.4%68.7%July 201868.1%March 2018▲ +0.2
201767.8%68.1%December 201767.6%March 2017▲ +0.4
201667.7%67.8%March 201667.5%September 2016▼ −0.1
201567.9%68.1%February 201567.6%January 2015▲ +0.2
201467.7%68.6%May 201467.0%March 2014▲ +0.2
201367.2%68.5%September 201365.5%March 2013▲ +2.2
201265.7%66.1%July 201265.3%February 20120.0
201164.6%65.1%October 201164.3%February 2011▲ +0.1
201063.8%65.4%October 201062.9%February 2010▲ +1.4

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Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM)
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Malaysia labour force participation rate history
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