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Malaysia Unemployment Rate 2026-02-11 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur: data, chart, and analysis

Malaysia Unemployment Rate came in at 2.9 on Feb 11, 2026, compared with 3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
2.9
Previous
3
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-12-31

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Malaysia Unemployment Rate release chart

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

Malaysia Unemployment Rate chart through 2025-12-31
MYR Unemployment Rate readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 2.9.

Unemployment Rate release read

Malaysia Unemployment Rate came in at 2.9 on Feb 11, 2026, compared with 3 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank Negara Malaysia context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment Rate 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_unemployment_2026-02-11
API announcement ID myr_unemployment_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-02-11 04:00 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 2.9
Previous value 3
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1770782400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Malaysia Unemployment Rate 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 Unemployment Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2026-03-11 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 3

Older release

2026-01-09 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur · 3

Related Malaysia indicators

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

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.

Common questions about this release

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

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

Malaysia Unemployment Rate was 2.9% in December 2025. The previous reading was 3%.

When was this Malaysia Unemployment Rate release published?

This release was published on Feb 11, 2026 at 12:00 Asia/Kuala_Lumpur.

When is the next Malaysia Unemployment Rate release?

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

What is the official source for Malaysia Unemployment Rate?

DOSM publishes the official Unemployment Rate 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": 1770782400,
  "announcement_id": "myr_unemployment_2025-12-31",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789030044855172400,
  "previous_value": 3.0,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1770782400,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789030044855172400,
      "val": 2.9,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 2.9,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}