Malaysia Unemployment Rate: May 2025

Zahier Nasrudin

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

May 2025 Unemployment Rate: 3.0%
The unemployment rate for May 2025 remains low at 3.0%.

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

Scope

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

Key findings

Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate remains low at 3.0% in May 2025

Unemployment Duration

64% of unemployed Malaysians were job-seeking for less than 3 months (May 2025)

Table: Monthly Unemployment Rate in Malaysia (Jan 2010–May 2025)

Table: Monthly Unemployment Duration in Malaysia (Jan 2016 – May 2025)

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