Labour Market Expands As Unemployment Falls In Q324
Labour Market Expands As Unemployment Falls In Q324
Labour productivity also saw improvement, with value added per employment rising by 2.4% to RM25,077 per person. Total hours worked increased by 2.7%, totalling 9.67 billion hours, while productivity per hour worked grew by 2.6%.
Malaysia's employment continued its positive trajectory in the third quarter of 2024 (Q324), with total employment reaching 16.72 million persons. The growth was driven by sustained labour demand, as reported in the Labour Market Review, Third Quarter 2024 (LMR Q3 2024) released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
馬來西亞的就業在2024年第三季度（第324季度）繼續保持積極的增長勢頭，總就業人數達到1672萬人。根據馬來西亞統計部（DOSM）發佈的《2024年第三季度勞動力市場評論》（LMR 2024年第三季度），增長是由持續的勞動力需求推動的。
The labour force participation rate rose by 0.4 percentage points to 70.5%, while the labour force grew by 2.6% to 17.26 million persons. Employment figures saw a 2.9% increase, contributing to the positive momentum, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.2%, down from 3.3% in the previous three quarters.
勞動力參與率上升了0.4個百分點至70.5％，而勞動力增長了2.6％，達到1726萬人。就業數據增長了2.9％，推動了積極勢頭，失業率從前三個季度的3.3％降至3.2％。
Chief Statistician of Malaysia, Dato' Sri Dr. Mohd Uzir Mahidin, highlighted that Malaysia's labour demand reached its highest level since 2018, with 9.01 million jobs in the private sector, marking a 1.2% annual increase. However, the number of new jobs created declined by 0.6% year-on-year, totalling 31.8 thousand jobs in Q3 2024.
馬來西亞首席統計師拿督斯里莫哈德·烏齊爾·馬希丁博士強調說，馬來西亞的勞動力需求達到了2018年以來的最高水平，私營部門有901萬個工作崗位，年增長1.2％。但是，新增就業機會的數量同比下降了0.6％，2024年第三季度共有3.18萬個工作崗位。
Labour productivity also saw improvement, with value added per employment rising by 2.4% to RM25,077 per person. Total hours worked increased by 2.7%, totalling 9.67 billion hours, while productivity per hour worked grew by 2.6%.
勞動生產率也有所提高，每個就業的增加值增長了2.4％，達到每人25,077令吉。總工作時間增加了2.7％，共計96.7小時，而每小時工作生產率增長了2.6％。
Looking ahead, the robust investment activities, resilient domestic demand, and recovery in exports are expected to continue supporting Malaysia's economic growth, with labour market stability expected to persist in the coming quarters.
展望未來，強勁的投資活動、彈性的國內需求和出口的復甦預計將繼續支持馬來西亞的經濟增長，勞動力市場的穩定預計將在未來幾個季度持續下去。
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