There were approximately 193,600 vacant job positions in Malaysia in 2024. This indicated an increase in vacancies compared to previous years. Additionally, the year 2020 marked the lowest amount of job vacancies in nine years.
Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024
(in 1,000s)
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Statistics Malaysia. (February 13, 2025). Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/
Statistics Malaysia. (2025). Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of Vacant Job Positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/
Statistics Malaysia, Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of vacant job positions in Malaysia from 2015 to 2024 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, February 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/882831/malaysia-number-of-vacant-job-positions/
