In 2022, there were 9.4 million men employed in the workforce in Malaysia. By comparison, the number of women employed in the same year stood at nearly six million. Labor force participation rate for women in Malaysia was at 55.9 percent, much lower than men.
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Statistics Malaysia. (December 13, 2023). Number of employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender (in millions)." Chart. December 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Number of employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia. "Number of Employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/
Statistics Malaysia, Number of employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of employment in Malaysia from 2017 to 2022, by gender (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, December 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458871/malaysia-number-of-employed-people-by-gender/