In 2022, the labor force participation rate in Malaysia was 69.3 percent. The labor force participation rate is defined as the percentage of the population working or actively seeking work. In that year, the size of Malaysia's labor force was approximately 16 million.
Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022
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Statistics Malaysia. (October 30, 2023). Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor Force Participation Rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia, Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2013 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621260/labor-force-participation-rate-in-malaysia/