Outside labour force by state, Malaysia

This data set shows the number of persons outside labour force for all states in Malaysia for year 1982 until 2020. The statistics is derived from Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is conducted every month using household approach and refers to those between the working age of 15-64 years old.

All persons not classified as employed or unemployed are classified as outside labour force. This category includes housewives, students (including those going for further studies), retired, disabled persons and those not interested in looking for a job.

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.