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July, 2020
Malaysia
Current Employment Situation- Formal Private Sector
Covid-19 Restrictions – July 2020
Workforce Statistics – April 2020 Employment Numbers by Industry (in '000s) – Formal Private Sector
Schools Reopened
Although on a rotational basis
Non-essential Shops Open
Bars and Restaurants Open
International Travel Allowed
Arrival Free of Quarantine
Total Labor Force
15.71m
Unemployed
779K
5.0%
No Significant
Change
Since Jan 2020
0.6%
Since April 2019
20%
Since Jan 2020
48.8%
Since April 2019
Vacancies During Q1 2020
Quarterly Vacancies by Industry
(000s)
QOQ %
Change
Agriculture 26.5 -6.7%
Manufacturing / Mining and Quarrying 90.6 -17.4%
Construction 18.4 -19.3%
Wholesale and Retail Trade 6.7 --33%
Food/Beverage and Accommodation 5.5 -45%
Transport and Storage 5.1 +4%
Information and Communication 0.7 +40%
Finance/Insurance and Real Estate 9.2 +9.5%
Other Services 3.3 +2.9%
483
2,331
1,305
1,553
836
387
221
937
3.6
34.9
26.6
7.4
16.0
4.1
Agriculture
Manufact / Mining
Construction
Wholesale/ Retail
Trade
Accom/ Food
Transport / Storage
Information /
Communication
Finance/Insure/ Real
Est
Q1 2020 Jobs lost since Q4 2019 (in '000s)
~3.4K jobs were added
~900 jobs were added
Unemployment Rate by Age Group –
May 2020
15-24 years
12.9%
Over 31 years
2.5%
Approximately a third of the Total Labor Force
(4.9m) were not working during April 2020.
These people have work that they can return to
and are not classified as unemployed.
Sources:
https://newss.statistics.gov.my/newss-portalx/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
695
1,884
1,574
1,272
3,412
933
1,577
1,865
1,863
Managers
Professionals
Technicians/associate…
Clerical support workers
Service and sales workers
Skilled agri/forest/fishery
Craft/trades workers
Machine operators
Elementary Occupations
2019 (000's)
Employed People by Occupation (in 000's)
