# Malaysia Employment

Malaysia Employment was up 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 16,874 thousand persons.
Among the 14 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 4th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.4% (May 2020) to 4.7% (Jun 2022), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM
- Makrognosis code: `MY.EMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousand persons
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (153 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/malaysia/employment

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,874 thousand persons | 1.2 |
| August 2026 | 16,863 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 16,837 thousand persons | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 16,816 thousand persons | 0.8 |
| May 2026 | 16,822 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| April 2026 | 16,815 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| March 2026 | 16,810 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| February 2026 | 16,799 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| January 2026 | 16,801 thousand persons | 1.4 |
| December 2025 | 16,746 thousand persons | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 17,056 thousand persons | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 17,032 thousand persons | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 16,682 thousand persons | 1.0 |
| August 2025 | 16,687 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 16,677 thousand persons | 1.3 |
| June 2025 | 16,681 thousand persons | 1.3 |
| May 2025 | 16,645 thousand persons | 1.5 |
| April 2025 | 16,626 thousand persons | 1.6 |
| March 2025 | 16,630 thousand persons | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 16,620 thousand persons | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 16,567 thousand persons | 2.2 |
| December 2024 | 16,612 thousand persons | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 16,564 thousand persons | 1.0 |
| October 2024 | 16,528 thousand persons | 1.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/MY.EMP.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/MY.EMP.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```