PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- June’s unemployment rate held at 3.0 percent, with unemployed numbers declining to 518,700, according to the Labour Force Statistics for June and Second Quarter (Q2) of 2025 released today.
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the labour market maintained its positive growth momentum in June, driven by the national economy’s continued expansion.
“This was reflected in a steady rise in employment and a further decline in unemployment. Thus, the labour force continued its upward trend in June 2025, increasing by 0.3 percent month-on-month to 17.43 million persons (May 2025: 17.38 million persons).
“The labour force participation rate (LFPR) in June 2025 stood at 70.8 percent, consistent with the rate recorded in May,” he said in a statement today.
Commenting on the overall performance for Q2 2025, Mohd Uzir said the labour force experienced a growth of 0.8 percent to 17.37 million persons compared to 17.23 million in Q1.
Meanwhile, the LFPR increased marginally by 0.1 percentage points to reach 70.8 percent, compared to 70.7 percent in the previous quarter.
“Reflecting this trend, the number of employed persons increased by 0.9 percent to 16.85 million persons (Q1 2025: 16.70 million persons). Meanwhile, the number of unemployed persons showed a decline of 1.0 percent to 520.9 thousand persons (Q1 2025: 526.3 thousand persons).
“The unemployment rate for Q2 2025 dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 3.0 percent compared to the previous quarter,” he said.
Mohd Uzir said Malaysia’s labour market is expected to remain stable in the coming months, supported by rising domestic demand, higher productivity, more job opportunities and broad-based investments, particularly in technology and strategic sectors.
“Although there are challenges such as talent migration, global trade tensions and inflation, government policies focusing on digitalisation, technical training and investment incentives are expected to sustain medium- to long-term growth,” he added.
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