Monthly Principal Labour Force Statistics
Department of Statistics Malaysia / Official government data
Live official government data check · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm
- Period
- Aug 2026
- Published
- 9 Oct 2026
- Source updated
- 9 Oct 2026
Southeast Asia / Malaysia
Malaysia's labour market.
Employment grew 1.1% from Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Unemployment was 2.9% in Aug 2026.
- Employment period
- Aug 2026
- Unemployment period
- Aug 2026
- Source status
- Live official sources + labeled benchmark
- Employed
- 16.87M
- Employment change
- +1.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Median income
- MYR 3,167
Aug 2026
Aug 2025 to Aug 2026
Aug 2026 · National labour force
Est. USD $777
December 2025 · monthly
FX 30 Sept 2026
Labour counts cover the working-age population. Wage data cover Malaysian citizens employed in the formal sector, not every worker.
USD estimate uses the U.S. Treasury rate dated 30 Sept 2026. It is a currency conversion, not a cost-of-living comparison. See exchange-rate details.
Malaysia detail
Labour market signals
Official growth comes first. Demand and churn use the best available evidence, with scope and source shown clearly.
Source period: Aug 2025 to Aug 2026. Official national employment series.
Malaysia market mapGrowth
Aug 2026 / 16.87M employed / +1.1%National employment trend for Malaysia from 2025-08 to 2026-08. The line uses official employment values for every available period.
2025-082026-08
Growth signal
DecliningGrowing
Evidence
Sources and dates
Employee Wages Statistics (Formal Sector)
Department of Statistics Malaysia / Official government data
Live official government data check · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm
- Period
- December 2025
- Published
- 29 Apr 2026
- Source updated
- 29 Apr 2026
Employment Statistics, First Quarter 2026
Department of Statistics Malaysia / Official government data
Verified official government data release · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm
- Period
- Q1 2026
- Published
- 14 May 2026
- Source updated
- 14 May 2026
Malaysia Employer Brand Research 2025
Randstad Malaysia / Kantar / Third-party benchmark
Verified third-party benchmark release · Checked 17 Oct 2026, 12:27 pm
- Period
- 2025 survey
- Published
- 25 Jun 2025
- Source updated
- 25 Jun 2025