Work & Labour in Malaysia 296 indicators covering work & labour for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Patents - international collaboration in technology development 441 Co-inventions 2023 down 35.3% 29th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 44.8% 2020 up 16.4% 112th Annual working hours per worker 2,308 hours per worker 2023 down 1.4% 18th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,308 hours per worker 2023 down 1.4% 18th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 16.8% 2022 up 2.4% 23rd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.9% 2022 up 28.3% 123rd Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,308 hours per worker 2023 down 1.4% 18th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Employees 10,396 2015 up 27.5% 28th Unemployment of previously employed persons 630.4 2022 up 59.3% 24th Number of strikes and lockouts 0 2022 — 89th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0 2022 — 84th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 0 2022 — 81st Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 5.61 million 2022 up 92.1% 8th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 16.8% 2022 up 2.4% 21st Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.95 2024 up 8.0% 25th Own-account workers, total 17.8% 2016 up 5.2% 115th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.4514 2014 unchanged 80th Labor market, Overall 0.7191 2014 unchanged 40th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4208 2014 unchanged 75th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8591 2014 unchanged 8th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3,230 2022 up 359.4% 8th Average hourly earnings of employees 16 2020 up 72.2% 60th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 14.58 2022 up 143.0% 4th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 3,230 2022 up 359.4% 6th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 14.58 2022 up 143.0% 5th Workers in the reference group 9,221 2022 up 56.9% 19th Gender wage gap 0 2020 up 100.0% 50th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% 50th Gender wage gap 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% 50th Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% 50th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% 50th Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 0.0% 2020 up 100.0% 50th SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 16 2020 up 72.2% 56th Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 60.6% 2011 up 16.8% 24th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 92.3% 2024 up 9.4% 41st Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 81.9% 2024 up 10.4% 35th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 0 2022 — 43rd Number of labour inspection visits 47,634 2022 up 6.2% 21st Number of labour inspectors 830 2022 up 105.4% 16th Trade union density rate 8.7 2018 down 14.2% 72nd Labour inspection visits per inspector 57.4 2022 down 48.3% 40th SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 — 1st Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 — 1st Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.54 2022 up 58.8% 35th Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 14.58 2022 up 143.0% 5th Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 1.12 million 2022 up 692.8% 11th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 117 2024 down 26.9% 27th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.33 2024 down 34.0% 46th Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 3,230 2022 up 359.4% 7th Fatal occupational injury rates 14.58 per 100,000 employees 2022 up 143.0% 5th Collective bargaining coverage rate 0.4 2018 down 83.3% 68th Employment in tourism-related industries per 1,000 people 103.99 persons per 1,000 people 2022 up 20.2% 4th Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 — 1st ← Previous Page 5 of 5