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Labour force by state, Malaysia

This data set shows the principal statistics of labour force 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.

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.

Working less than 30 hours only available for Malaysia.

n.a. : Not available

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Source https://www.dosm.gov.my
Author Wan Mohd Saufi b. Wan Ghazali
Maintainer DATA@DOSM
Last Updated September 2, 2022, 12:19 (UTC)
Created April 29, 2016, 13:23 (UTC)