Employment by economic sector in Malaysia 2022

The services sector dominated Malaysia’s  employment in 2022, with around 61.87 percent of the labor force working in that sector. The industrial sector held 28.13 percent of workers, close to the ten-year average. Agricultural employment was down to below 10 percent, a decrease from 2007 that was absorbed by the services sector. Employment sector and productivity Comparing the share of employment to gross domestic product (GDP) in each sector, one can see that the industrial sector is most productive per worker in terms of output. This suggests that Malaysia should continue to invest in its industry and focus on increasing its trade surplus, for example. Regional context Malaysia is part of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. While this bloc has a varied level of development as shown by GDP per capita, the overall level of economic growth in the region has been impressive in the past few decades. The increase in the number of internet users furthers Malaysia’s connection to both the regional and global economy. This suggests that the composition of Malaysia’s economy will continue to evolve in the coming years.

在2022年，马来西亚的就业市场以服务业为主导，约占劳动力总数的61.87%。工业部门占据了28.13%的就业份额，这一比例接近过去十年的平均水平。农业就业人数下降至10%以下，这一降幅自2007年以来已被服务业所吸收。就就业部门与生产率而言，通过比较每个部门就业份额与国内生产总值（GDP）的关系，可以发现工业部门在工人产出方面最为高效。这表明马来西亚应继续对其工业进行投资，并专注于扩大其贸易顺差，例如。在区域背景下，马来西亚是东盟（东南亚国家联盟）的成员国。尽管该地区人均GDP水平各异，但过去几十年间区域整体经济增长令人瞩目。互联网用户的数量增加进一步加深了马来西亚与区域及全球经济之间的联系。这预示着在未来的几年里，马来西亚的经济构成将继续演变。