In 2022, the skill-related underemployment rate in Malaysia decreased slightly to 38 percent, compared to 38.7 percent in the year before. Likely due to the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, more people were taking on jobs that did not match their qualifications compared to the past years.
Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022
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Statistics Malaysia. (July 31, 2023). Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/
Statistics Malaysia. "Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/
Statistics Malaysia. (2023). Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/
Statistics Malaysia. "Rate of Skill-related Underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/
Statistics Malaysia, Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Rate of skill-related underemployment in Malaysia from 2015 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1240959/malaysia-skill-related-underemployment-ratio/