In 2024, the number of people within the Malaysian labor force was approximately **** million. The size of Malaysia's labor force had been increasing in the last ten years. In that year, around ***** million people were in employment in Malaysia.
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Statistics Malaysia. (October 31, 2025). Labor force of Malaysia from 2014 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/621300/labor-force-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor force of Malaysia from 2014 to 2024 (in millions)." Chart. October 31, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621300/labor-force-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. (2025). Labor force of Malaysia from 2014 to 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/621300/labor-force-in-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Labor Force of Malaysia from 2014 to 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/621300/labor-force-in-malaysia/
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Labor force of Malaysia from 2014 to 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, October 31, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/621300/labor-force-in-malaysia/
