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Malaysia Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics

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Country or Region: Malaysia › Change country
Economic Indicator: Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) › See all Malaysia indicators, › See Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (or Malaysian Dollar)
Currency Symbol: MYR

Source: CEIC/IMF staff/NSO Latest actual data: 2010 Primary domestic currency: Malaysian ringgit Data last updated: 03/2011

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) Statistics for Malaysia , Year 2010 - In Detail

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Malaysia in year 2010 is 3.3 %

This makes Malaysia No. 98 in world rankings according to Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) in year 2010. The world's average Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) value is 4.82 %; Malaysia is 1.52 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Malaysia was 3.60 % Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Malaysia in 2010 was or will be 8.33% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Malaysia was or will be 3.20 %, which is 3.03% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Malaysia, in other Years
Year %
  2016 3
  2015 3
  2014 3
  2013 3
  2012 3.1
  2011 3.2
2010 3.3
  2009 3.6
  2008 3.3
  2007 3.2
  2006 3.327
  2005 3.534
  2004 3.544
  2003 3.611
  2002 3.475
  2001 3.53
  2000 3.002
  1999 3.428
  1998 3.197
  1997 2.445
  1996 2.516
  1995 3.143
  1994 2.947
  1993 3.026
  1992 3.718
  1991 4.345
  1990 5.055
  1989 6.715
  1988 8.079
  1987 8.207
  1986 8.261
  1985 6.893
  1984 n/a
  1983 n/a
  1982 n/a
  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a