Malaysia Economic Intelligence
Malaysia State Labour Market Dashboard
Explore official DOSM labour force statistics by Malaysian state. Compare labour force size, employment, unemployment, unemployment rate and labour force participation rate using interactive charts, ranking tables and downloadable data.
Latest State Ranking
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How to Read This Dashboard
This dashboard uses quarterly state-level labour force statistics from DOSM. Labour force, employed and unemployed figures are displayed as normal person counts. Unemployment rate and participation rate are shown as percentages. The state-level quarterly dataset does not include sex or age filters; those breakdowns are available in separate DOSM labour datasets, not this state-level quarterly table.
Understanding Malaysia’s State Labour Market
This dashboard helps users analyse labour market conditions across Malaysian states using official quarterly data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia. Labour market statistics are important because they show how many people are working, looking for work, participating in the labour force, or remaining outside the labour market.
The dashboard is useful for businesses, researchers, logistics planners, policy analysts, investors and students who need to understand regional employment conditions. For companies involved in trade, logistics, manufacturing or distribution, labour market conditions can provide useful context for workforce availability, regional business activity and economic momentum.
What the Indicators Mean
Labour Force
The labour force refers to people who are either employed or unemployed but actively participating in the labour market.
Employed Persons
Employed persons are people who worked for pay, profit or family gain during the reference period used in the Labour Force Survey.
Unemployed Persons
Unemployed persons are people who were not working but were available for work or actively looking for work.
Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate shows unemployed persons as a share of the labour force. A higher rate means a larger share of labour force participants are without work.
Labour Force Participation Rate
The participation rate shows the share of the working-age population that is either employed or unemployed. It helps indicate how actively people are participating in the labour market.
Dashboard Features
- View quarterly labour market trends for individual Malaysian states.
- Compare several states in one chart.
- Select labour force, employment, unemployment, unemployment rate or participation rate.
- Switch between line and bar charts.
- View latest 10 quarters, latest 25 quarters or all available records.
- Review latest state rankings in comparison mode.
- Search the data table instantly.
- Download filtered results as CSV.
The quarterly state-level DOSM dataset does not include sex or age filters. Those breakdowns are available in separate DOSM labour force datasets, while this dashboard focuses on state comparison using the quarterly state table.
Data Source
The information presented in this dashboard is sourced from the Department of Statistics Malaysia through Malaysia Open Data / OpenDOSM. The dashboard uses the official quarterly principal labour force statistics by state dataset. LAF provides the interactive display for educational and analytical purposes and does not alter the underlying official statistics.