Work & Labour in Malaysia 296 indicators covering work & labour for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Female unemployment rate 3.9% 2025 up 13.8% 133rd Share of male vs. female employment in industry 30.8% 2025 down 4.9% 50th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 11.8% 2025 down 22.2% 112th Share of male vs. female employment in services 57.4% 2025 up 9.4% 70th Employment rate, men vs. women 76.3% 2025 up 0.5% 28th Employment rate 63.6% 2025 up 0.7% 46th Youth unemployment rate 12.0% 2025 up 8.9% 98th Population by labor force status 7.67 million people 2025 down 4.9% 53rd Employee compensation as share of government spending 29.6% 2023 up 1.9% 63rd CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 29.5 2025 down 2.3% 82nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,509 Persons 2022 up 48.8% 17th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 847.05 Persons 2022 up 16.1% 30th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.8% 2020 down 23.3% 90th Female labor force by age 167,599 people 2024 up 57.5% 49th Labor force participation rate by age 45.4% 2024 up 4.3% 65th Female labor force participation rate by age 37.3% 2024 up 6.0% 74th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 12.2% 2024 up 25.4% 100th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 down 24.5% 98th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 down 59.5% 108th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.36 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.8% 55th Employment by status 74.5% 2024 up 1.8% 71st Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 74.5% 2024 up 1.8% 71st Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 2023 up 66.7% 132nd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 2023 up 66.7% 132nd Employment 15,392 2022 up 22.7% 34th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 0.5405 % change on previous year 2022 down 82.7% 60th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 0.5405 % change on previous year 2022 down 82.7% 60th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 0.5405 % change on previous year 2022 down 82.7% 60th Cases of fatal occupational injury 1,344 2022 up 298.8% 8th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.5% 2025 down 4.5% 57th Unemployment with basic education 3.6% 2022 down 1.6% 95th Unemployment with basic education, male 3.5% 2022 down 12.3% 88th Unemployment with intermediate education 4.1% 2022 up 1.7% 97th Unemployment with basic education, female 3.8% 2022 up 38.8% 97th Unemployment with advanced education 3.5% 2022 up 16.6% 80th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 4.0% 2022 up 0.2% 100th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 5.95 2024 up 8.0% 22nd Level of national compliance with labor rights 5.95 score 2024 up 8.0% 22nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 10.2% 2022 down 26.7% 94th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.1% 2022 up 2.6% 80th Labor force with basic education, female 41.4% 2022 down 2.1% 47th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 10.6% 2022 down 43.3% 94th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 9.9% 2022 up 3.7% 86th Labor force with basic education, male 81.0% 2022 down 6.8% 10th Labor force with basic education 63.1% 2022 down 5.7% 25th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 53.4% 2022 up 7.8% 76th Labor force with intermediate education, male 80.8% 2022 up 1.7% 22nd Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 67.7% 2022 up 3.8% 46th Unemployment with advanced education, male 3.2% 2022 up 37.5% 82nd Labor force with advanced education, male 84.9% 2022 up 20.4% 45th Labor force with advanced education 77.9% 2022 up 18.1% 68th Labor force with advanced education, female 71.2% 2022 up 15.1% 83rd Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 53.5% 2022 up 11.5% 69th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 78.8% 2022 up 0.9% 23rd Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.8% 2022 up 4.1% 76th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.5% 2022 up 4.5% 36th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 297,800 2022 up 620.7% 10th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 40.7% 2022 up 6.9% 55th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 48.1% 2022 up 4.8% 48th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 32.6% 2022 up 10.0% 58th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →