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Unemployment rate
Malaysia — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.9% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 6% (1990) |
| 1992 | 5.8% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 4.1% (1992 est.) |
| 1994 | 3% (1993) |
| 1995 | 2.9% (1994) |
| 1996 | 2.8% (1995 est.) |
| 1997 | 2.6% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 2.6% (1996 est.) |
| 1999 | 2.6% (1996 est.) |
| 2000 | 3% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 2.8% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 3.7% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 3.8% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 3.6% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 3% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 3.6% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 3.5% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 3.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 3.3% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 3.2% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 3.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 28 3.7% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 3.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 3.7% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 25 3.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 3% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 3.1% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 3.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 3% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 2.9% (2014 est.) | 3.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21 |
| 2016 | 3.2% (2015 est.) | 2.9% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 26 |
| 2017 | 3.5% (2016 est.) | 3.2% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 37 |
| 2018 | 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.5% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 3.3% (2019 est.) | 3.33% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 3.3% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 3.3% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 4.61% (2021 est.) 4.5% (2020 est.) 3.26% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.86% (2023 est.) 3.93% (2022 est.) 4.64% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 3.9% (2024 est.) 3.9% (2023 est.) 4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |