LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION EASES TO 68.4 PCT IN NOVEMBER 2018
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- The labour force participation rate in November 2018 eased 0.1 percentage point to 68.4 per cent compared with the previous month, says the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).
In a statement today, chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, the labour force participation rate increased 0.5 percentage point from 67.9 per cent previously.
“The labour force numbers for this month rose 2.5 per cent y-o-y to 15.46 million persons. Employed persons also increased 2.5 per cent y-o-y to 14.94 million,” he added.
He said that the unemployment rate in November remained at 3.3 per cent, while the number of unemployed persons increased 2.2 per cent year-on-year.
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