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Malaysia Employment Level 2026-05-12 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur: data, chart, and analysis

Malaysia Employment Level came in at 16,809.50 on May 12, 2026, compared with 16,798.60 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
16,809.50
Previous
16,798.60
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-03-31

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Malaysia Employment Level release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Malaysia Employment Level chart through 2026-03-31
MYR Employment Level readings through 2026-03-31. Latest: 16,809.50.

Employment Level release read

Malaysia Employment Level came in at 16,809.50 on May 12, 2026, compared with 16,798.60 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Employment Level page shows the full time series for Malaysia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For MYR event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID myr_employment_2026-05-12
API announcement ID myr_employment_2026-03-31
Release time
2026-05-12 04:00 UTC
Reference period date 2026-03-31
Actual value 16,809.50
Previous value 16,798.60
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1778558400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Malaysia Employment Level history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Malaysia Employment Level releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-06-11 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 16,815.00

Older release

2026-04-10 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 16,798.60

Related Malaysia indicators

Continue from this release into adjacent macro series for the same country.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Malaysia Employment Level.

What did Malaysia Employment Level come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Malaysia Employment Level was 16,809.50 Persons in March 2026. The previous reading was 16,798.60 Persons.

When was this Malaysia Employment Level release published?

This release was published on May 12, 2026 at 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.

When is the next Malaysia Employment Level release?

The next Malaysia Employment Level date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.

What is the official source for Malaysia Employment Level?

DOSM publishes the official Employment Level series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_date_source": "https://open.dosm.gov.my/data-catalogue/arc_dosm",
  "announcement_datetime": 1778558400,
  "announcement_id": "myr_employment_2026-03-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2026-03-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789030057934737600,
  "previous_value": 16798.6,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1778558400,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789030057934737600,
      "val": 16809.5,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 16809.5,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}