# Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate

Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate was 71.0% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026 and up 0.2 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 7 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 67.5% (Sep 2016) to 71.0% (Nov 2025), averaging 69.3%.

- Source agency: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM
- Makrognosis code: `MY.LFPR.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2010-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (201 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/malaysia/labor-force-participation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 71.0% |
| August 2026 | 71.0% |
| July 2026 | 70.9% |
| June 2026 | 70.9% |
| May 2026 | 70.9% |
| April 2026 | 70.9% |
| March 2026 | 70.9% |
| February 2026 | 70.9% |
| January 2026 | 70.9% |
| December 2025 | 70.8% |
| November 2025 | 71.0% |
| October 2025 | 70.9% |
| September 2025 | 70.8% |
| August 2025 | 70.8% |
| July 2025 | 70.8% |
| June 2025 | 70.8% |
| May 2025 | 70.7% |
| April 2025 | 70.7% |
| March 2025 | 70.7% |
| February 2025 | 70.7% |
| January 2025 | 70.6% |
| December 2024 | 70.5% |
| November 2024 | 70.5% |
| October 2024 | 70.5% |

## API

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

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