Labour force by sex and state 1982–2020
This data set shows the number of labour force by sex 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.
Labour force refers to those who during the reference week of LFS, are in the 15-64 years age group and who are either employed or unemployed.
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
More info: https://www.dosm.gov.my
Data Dictionary
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| Data last updated | August 6, 2021 |
| Metadata last updated | August 6, 2021 |
| Created | August 6, 2021 |
| File Format | CSV |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution |