Labour Market Expands As Unemployment Falls In Q324
Labour Market Expands As Unemployment Falls In Q324
Labour productivity also saw improvement, with value added per employment rising by 2.4% to RM25,077 per person. Total hours worked increased by 2.7%, totalling 9.67 billion hours, while productivity per hour worked grew by 2.6%.
Malaysia's employment continued its positive trajectory in the third quarter of 2024 (Q324), with total employment reaching 16.72 million persons. The growth was driven by sustained labour demand, as reported in the Labour Market Review, Third Quarter 2024 (LMR Q3 2024) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
马来西亚的就业在2024年第三季度（第324季度）继续保持积极的增长势头，总就业人数达到1672万人。根据马来西亚统计部（DOSM）发布的《2024年第三季度劳动力市场评论》（LMR 2024年第三季度），增长是由持续的劳动力需求推动的。
The labour force participation rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 70.5%, while the labour force grew by 2.6% to 17.26 million persons. Employment figures saw a 2.9% increase, contributing to the positive momentum, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.2%, down from 3.3% in the previous three quarters.
劳动力参与率上升了0.4个百分点至70.5％，而劳动力增长了2.6％，达到1726万人。就业数据增长了2.9％，推动了积极势头，失业率从前三个季度的3.3％降至3.2％。
Chief Statistician of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, highlighted that Malaysia's labour demand reached its highest level since 2018, with 9.01 million jobs in the private sector, marking a 1.2% annual increase. However, the number of new jobs created declined by 0.6% year-on-year, totalling 31.8 thousand jobs in Q3 2024.
马来西亚首席统计师拿督斯里莫哈德·乌齐尔·马希丁博士强调说，马来西亚的劳动力需求达到了2018年以来的最高水平，私营部门有901万个工作岗位，年增长1.2％。但是，新增就业机会的数量同比下降了0.6％，2024年第三季度共有3.18万个工作岗位。
Labour productivity also saw improvement, with value added per employment rising by 2.4% to RM25,077 per person. Total hours worked increased by 2.7%, totalling 9.67 billion hours, while productivity per hour worked grew by 2.6%.
劳动生产率也有所提高，每个就业的增加值增长了2.4％，达到每人25,077令吉。总工作时间增加了2.7％，共计96.7小时，而每小时工作生产率增长了2.6％。
Looking ahead, the robust investment activities, resilient domestic demand, and recovery in exports are expected to continue supporting Malaysia's economic growth, with labour market stability expected to persist in the coming quarters.
展望未来，强劲的投资活动、弹性的国内需求和出口的复苏预计将继续支持马来西亚的经济增长，劳动力市场的稳定预计将在未来几个季度持续下去。
