PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's labour market continued to chart steady progress in the first quarter of 2025, with key indicators showing growth in employment and labour force participation, coupled with a decline in the unemployment rate, according to the Statistics Department of Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the country's labour force grew by 0.8% to 17.23 million persons in the January-March period, from 17.10 million in the fourth quarter of 2024.
