Female Workforce Statistics In Malaysia 2020
For some high income countries this u shape pattern has also been observed over time.
Female workforce statistics in malaysia 2020. This is the sixth year of the women in the workplace study in a year unlike any other. 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. This means that in high income countries the rise in female labor force participation is characterized by women gaining the option of moving into paid often white collar work while the opportunity cost of exiting the workforce for childcare rises. This page provides malaysia labor force participation rate actual values.
The detailed information and technical notes. The workforce participation rate relates to active population all people aged 15 years and over who are working or looking for work i e. Women make up half the nation s population and account for over 55 per cent of enrolment in local universities. 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.
The data set this year reflects contributions from 317 companies that participated in the study and more than 40 000 people surveyed on their workplace experiences. Malaysian women show a labour force participation rate of just over 54 per cent 1 however they tend to exit the workforce in their late 20s to early 30s usually due to family commitments. Labor force participation rate female of female population ages 15 modeled ilo estimate international labour organization ilostat database. The main areas covered are population housing health education employment social services public safety and communication recreation.
Labor force participation rate in malaysia increased to 68 40 percent in august from 68 10 percent in july of 2020. More than 45 in depth interviews. The workforce participation rate among those aged 15 64 years is 73 1 for women 74 5 in february 2020 and 82 0 for men 83 1 in february 2020 5. 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.
Department of statistics malaysia. In addition youth unemployment rate has dropped slightly from 10 9 to 10 5 295 800 persons. 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. Data retrieved in june 21 2020.