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Malaysia Unemployment Rate

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode MY.UNEMP.M.SA

Latest3.0%September 2026
Previous2.9%August 2026
Year ago3.0%September 2025

Malaysia Unemployment Rate was 3.0% in September 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from August 2026 and unchanged from a year earlier.

Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 8th lowest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.9% (Dec 2025) to 5.2% (May 2020), averaging 3.6%.

Malaysia Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 2010 – Sep 20262%3%4%5%201020122014201620182020202220242026Robomacro
Malaysia Unemployment Rate (%), Jan 2010 – Sep 2026. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
September 20263.0%
August 20262.9%
July 20263.0%
June 20263.0%
May 20263.0%
April 20262.9%
March 20262.9%
February 20262.9%
January 20263.0%
December 20252.9%
November 20253.0%
October 20253.0%
September 20253.0%
August 20253.0%
July 20253.0%
June 20253.0%
May 20253.1%
April 20253.1%
March 20253.1%
February 20253.1%
January 20253.1%
December 20243.2%
November 20243.2%
October 20243.2%

Last 24 observations. The full history (201 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2010
Observations201
FrequencyMonthly
Units%
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high5.2% (May 2020)
10-year low2.9% (Dec 2025)
10-year average3.6%
Source agencyDepartment of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM
Makrognosis codeMY.UNEMP.M.SA

Unemployment Rate: how Malaysia compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1South AfricaSep 202633.7%
2FinlandSep 202611.0%
3North MacedoniaSep 202610.7%
4SpainSep 202610.3%
5ChileSep 20269.8%
41BulgariaSep 20263.4%
42MaltaSep 20263.4%
43PolandSep 20263.4%
44TaiwanSep 20263.4%
45DenmarkSep 20263.1%
46MalaysiaSep 20263.0%
47MexicoSep 20262.8%
48Czech RepublicSep 20262.8%
49JapanSep 20262.4%
50RussiaJan 20252.1%
51South KoreaOct 20262.0%
52SingaporeJul 20262.0%

Unemployment Rate by country: all 53 economies ranked →

Other Malaysia indicators

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FAQ

What is the current unemployment Rate in Malaysia?
The latest reading is 3.0% for September 2026, published by Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code MY.UNEMP.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-11-11. Source: Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) OpenDOSM. Original title: “Unemployment Rate Malaysia Seasonally Adjusted”.