In 2023, Sabah and W.P. Labuan in East Malaysia had the highest unemployment rate with *** and *** percent respectively. By comparison, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya had the lowest unemployment rate at *** percent.
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Statistics Malaysia. (July 30, 2024). Rate of unemployment in Malaysia in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402963/malaysia-unemployment-rate-by-state/
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