Statistics show higher labour force and participation rate


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 01 May 2019

PETALING JAYA: There was a slight increase in the labour force and its participation rate last year, statistics show.

According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, the labour force increased by 2% to nearly 15.3 million workers compared with 2017.

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