This data set shows the number of employed persons by status in employment for all states in Malaysia for year 1982 until 2021. The statistics is derived from Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is conducted every month using household approach.
Employed persons are those between the working age of 15-64 years old who at any time during the reference week of LFS had worked at least one hour for pay, profit or family gain (as an employer, employee, own-account worker or unpaid family worker).
Status in employment refers to the position or status of an employed person within the establishment or organisation for which he/she worked. Employed persons are classified according to the following employment status:
a. Employer is a person who operates a business, a plantation or other trade and employs one or more workers to help him.
b. Employee is a person who works for a public or private employer and receives regular remuneration such as wages, salary, commission, tips or payment in kind.
c. Own account worker a person who operates his own farm, business or trade without employing any paid workers in the conduct of his farm, trade or business.
d. Unpaid family worker is a person who works without pay or wages on a farm, business or trade operated by another member of the family.
W.P. Labuan is gazzeted as a Federal Territory in 1984 while W.P. Putrajaya is gazzeted as a Federal Territory in 2001. The statistics for W.P. Putrajaya for 2001-2010 is treated as part of Selangor. Statistics for W.P. Putrajaya is available separately since 2011 onwards.
LFS was not conducted during the years 1991 and 1994.
0.0 Less than half the smallest unit shown. For example, less than 0.05 per cent.
