In 2023, the number of unemployed people in Malaysia was at approximately 553,400, a decrease by more than 60,000 compared to the previous year. The number of unemployment in the country significantly increased in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Malaysia. (July 30, 2024). Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/
Statistics Malaysia. (2024). Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of Unemployed People in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/
Statistics Malaysia, Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Number of unemployed people in Malaysia from 2012 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1402974/malaysia-number-of-unemployment/
