Malaysia’s labour force participation rate up in Nov 2019, new data reveals
Monday, 13 Jan 2020 03:28 PM MYT
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 13 — The labour force participation rate in November 2019 increased 0.1 per cent to 68.8 per cent as compared to the previous month, according to the Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia. He said the number of labour force in November 2019 rose 2.4 per cent to 15.83 million people compared to the same month in 2018.
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