Labour Force by ethnic group

This data set shows the percentage distribution of labour force by ethnic group at the national level. The statistics is derived from Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is conducted every month using household approach.

Labour force refers to those who during the reference week of LFS, are in the 15-64 years age group and who are either employed or unemployed.

Ethnic group is categorised within Malaysian citizens after separating those who are non-citizens, classified as follows:

Malaysian citizens Bumiputera Chinese Indians Others Non-Malaysian citizens

LFS was not conducted during the years 1991 and 1994.