Female Workforce Statistics In Malaysia 2019

Labor force participation rate in malaysia averaged 66 90 percent from 2010 until 2020 reaching an all time high of 69 percent in january of 2020 and a record low of 62 30 percent in november of 2010.

Female workforce statistics in malaysia 2019. Anne abraham founder and chief executive officer of leadwomen sdn bhd said malaysia still has a very dynamic and young female workforce. Get the latest women in the workplace news sign up. Women in the workplace 2019 the broken rung is the biggest obstacle women face read the 2019 report. In the second quarter of 2019 the labour force was represented by 60 9 per cent male 9 49 million and 39 1 per cent female 6 11 million.

To accelerate progress companies need to treat gender diversity like the business priority it is. Where is malaysia in terms of gender equality in the workplace. She said the latest data showed that women participation in the labour market was at 55 2 per cent last year compared to men whose participation was at 80 4 per cent. The number of labour force for both male and female increased by 23 000 persons and 49 000 persons respectively as compared to the first quarter of 2019.

Malaysia s current labour force figure stands at 15 million. The civilian workforce participation rate for prime age workers ages 25 to 54 was 76 8 for women in dec. The main areas covered are population housing health education employment social services public safety and communication recreation. Latest data by the statistics department shows that the labour force participation rate of women is 54 6.

The unemployment rate in 2019 was not affected by the negative impact caused by the covid 19 pandemic and it is expected to have an impact on labour force indicators in 2020. 2018 2017 2016 2015. In q4 2019 malaysia s labour force comprised 60 8 men 9 59mn and 39 2 women 6 18mn. Female represented 39 1 per cent of the labour force.

The detailed information and technical notes. Putrajaya oct 14 female labour force in malaysia must be mobilised to help it attain developed nation and high income status deputy prime minister datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail said. This page provides malaysia labor force participation rate actual values. Department of statistics malaysia.

In addition youth unemployment rate has dropped slightly from 10 9 to 10 5 295 800 persons. Social statistics bulletin malaysia 2019 presents selected social statistics as the basic indicators for measuring the quality of life and well being of the population. These numbers for both men and women in the workforce have increased by 60 073 persons and 32 369 persons respectively as compared to q3 2019 as shared in the image above. 2019 compared to 89 2 for men meanwhile women are much more likely to work part time.