Malaysia — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1970–2030 · 51 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
In Malaysia, the unemployment rate reading was 3.76% in 2025, compared with 3.2% in 2024. The period change was +0.56 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1970–2030
- Quarterly data, 2006–2021
- Monthly data, 2009–2020
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Latest observations
2020–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 3 % |
| 2029 | 3 % |
| 2028 | 3 % |
| 2027 | 3 % |
| 2026 | 3 % |
6 earlier values, back to 2020
| 2025 | 3.76 % |
| 2024 | 3.2 % |
| 2023 | 3.2 % |
| 2022 | 3.9 % |
| 2021 | 4.6 % |
| 2020 | 4.53 % |