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title: "Malaysia Jobless Rate Lowest in Nearly 12 Years"
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description: "Malaysia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.9% in November 2025 from 3.2% a year earlier, reaching its lowest level since November 2014.The number of unemployed persons fell 4.3% year-on-year to 518.4 thousand, while employment rose 0.5% to a record high of 17.09 million."
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# Malaysia Jobless Rate Lowest in Nearly 12 Years

Malaysia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.9% in November 2025 from 3.2% a year earlier, reaching its lowest level since November 2014.

The number of unemployed persons fell 4.3% year-on-year to 518.4 thousand, while employment rose 0.5% to a record high of 17.09 million.

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