In 2022, the labor force participation rate of men in Malaysia was 82.3 percent. This was significantly higher than the participation rate of women in the workforce, which was 55.9 percent. The labor force participation rate is defined as the percentage of the population working or actively seeking work. In that year, the size of Malaysia's labor force was approximately 16 million.
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Statistics Malaysia. (October 30, 2023). Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender." Chart. October 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor Force Participation Rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia, Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Labor force participation rate in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, October 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457677/malaysia-labor-force-participation-rate-by-gender/