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LABOUR FORCE STATISTICS, FEBRUARY 2024
- The number of employed persons remained increasing in February 2024, with a month-on-month
rise of 0.2 per cent (+24.9 thousand persons) to 16.51 million persons (January 2024:
16.48 million persons). The employment-to-population ratio, which implies the economy’s ability
to create employment, stood at 67.9 per cent as of January 2024.
- In terms of the economic sector, the Services sector continued to register an increase in the
number of employed persons, particularly in the Wholesale & retail trade; Food & beverage
services; and Transportation & storage activities. The Manufacturing, Construction, Mining &
quarrying and Agriculture sectors also saw a rise in the number of employed persons in February
2024.
- Out of the total employed persons in February 2024, 75.2 per cent were in the employees'
category, which recorded a slight increase of 0.1 per cent (+13.4 thousand persons) to
12.41 million persons (January 2024: 12.39 million persons). Likewise, the own-account
workers category was on an upward trend, rose by 0.3 per cent (+9.3 thousand persons) to
register 3.02 million persons from 3.01 million persons in January 2024.
- The number of unemployed persons during the month continued to be on a downtrend, with a
marginal decrease of 0.1 per cent (-0.3 thousand persons) to 567.0 thousand persons
(January 2024: 567.3 thousand persons), registering a 3.3 per cent unemployment rate as in
the prior month.
- The number of labour force during the month continued to record a month-on-month increase,
with an addition of 0.1 per cent (+24.6 thousand persons) to 17.07 million persons
(January 2024: 17.05 million persons). February’s labour force participation rate (LFPR) stood
at 70.2 per cent as recorded in the preceding month.
- There was a slight decrease of 0.01 per cent (-0.7 thousand persons) recorded in the number
of persons outside the labour force in February 2024, totalling 7.23 million persons
(January 2024: 7.23 million persons). The main reason for being outside the labour force was due
to housework/ family responsibilities, comprising 42.5 per cent, followed by schooling/
training reasons at 41.0 per cent.
The full publication of the Labour Force Report, February 2024 can be downloaded through eStatistik Portal
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DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA
08 APRIL 2024
Baharudin Mohamad
Public Relation Officer
Strategic Communication and International Division
Department of Statistics Malaysia
Tel : +603-8090 4681
Fax : +603-8888 9248
Email : baharudin[at]dosm.gov.my
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