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MALAYSIA – The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) publishes a monthly Labour Force Statistics Report April 2025, which provides key insights into the unemployment rate and labour force participation rate (%).

April 2025 Unemployment Rate: 3.0%
This marks the lowest rate in the past 10 years, down slightly from 3.1% in March 2025

Note
Read the previous unemployment rate for last month, March 2025, here: (Link)

Scope

• Source: Labour Force Statistics Report April 2025 (Link)
• Timeframe: January 2010-April 2025
• Focus Area: Overall national trend

Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate dropped from 3.1% in March to 3.0% in April 2025, marking the lowest level since April 2015.

Unemployment Duration

64% of unemployed individuals were out of work for less than three months (April 2025)