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Unemployment rate, Malaysia
3.4 latest (2023-01-01)
% unit
annual frequency
Malaysia geography
Coverage 1982-01-01 to 2023-01-01 · series id dosm-malaysia-datagovmy/lfs_year:u_rate
Recent values
| Period | Value | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2022-01-01 | 3.9 | 1 |
| 2021-01-01 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 2019-01-01 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2018-01-01 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2017-01-01 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2016-01-01 | 3.4 | 1 |
| 2015-01-01 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2014-01-01 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2013-01-01 | 3.1 | 1 |
| 2012-01-01 | 3 | 1 |
Verification history
| Check | Result | Expected | Actual | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| golden | pass | 3.1 | 3.1 | 20h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 3.1 | 3.1 | 20h ago |
| golden | pass | 4.5 | 4.5 | 20h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 4.5 | 4.5 | 20h ago |
| golden | pass | 3.9 | 3.9 | 20h ago |
| golden_live | pass | 3.9 | 3.9 | 20h ago |
License and citation
License cc-by-4.0 (terms). Based on data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM / data.gov.my), used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
Official table: Labour Force Survey, annual, Malaysia · Department of Statistics Malaysia
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