SHAH ALAM, May 15 — The Selangor government is aiming to lower its unemployment rate to 2 per cent by the end of the year, from 2.2 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of this year.

PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — Malaysia’s labour demand rose 1.4 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, reaching 9.06 million jobs compared to 8.94 million in the same period last year, according to the Employment Statistics released today by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell by 20.3 per cent to 28,712 tonnes in March from 36,005 tonnes in February 2025, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, May 14 — The number of live births recorded a decline of 11.5 per cent to 93,500 in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2025) compared to 105,613 in Q1 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) in its Demographic Statistics report.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia’s services sector grew by 6.0 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), reaching RM630 billion in revenue, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sector recorded total sales of RM154 billion in March, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 5.7 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, May 9 — Malaysia’s labour market continued to chart steady progress in the first quarter of 2025, with key indicators showing growth in employment and labour force participation, coupled with a decline in the unemployment rate, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 9 — Malaysia’s construction sector recorded a 16.6 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in the value of work done to RM42.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025), according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s manufacturing sector sales value rose 3.7 per cent on-year at RM164.3 billion in March, compared with a 4.7 per cent on-year growth at RM153.1 billion in February, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s services producer price index (SPPI) rose by 0.6 per cent on-year in the first quarter (Q1)of 2025 compared to 0.5 per cent on-year in Q4 2024, said the Statistics Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) rose 3.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in March 2025, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 — With approximately 219,015 active women-owned establishments recorded in Malaysia in 2022, Selangor remains at the top by contributing 15.9 per cent of the total number.

PUTRAJAYA, April 29 — Malaysia made history by clinching the top spot in the Open Data Inventory (ODIN) 2024/25 rankings, with an overall score of 90 and an exceptional 99 in data openness, surpassing 198 countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — Malaysia’s terms of trade increased by 1.2 per cent month-on-month to 119.5 points in March 2025, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 25 —Malaysia has once again earned the trust of the international community by being re-elected as a member of the Governing Council of the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (GC SIAP) for the term 2025-2027.

PUTRAJAYA, April 24 — Mobile phones, televisions, and radios are now accessible in 99.5 per cent of Malaysian households, according to the 2024 ICT Use and Access by Individuals and Households Survey Report released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 — Malaysia’s inflation increased at a slower rate of 1.4 per cent in March, with the index points at 134.1 compared to 132.2 in the previous corresponding month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Malaysia's economy is forecast to grow by 4.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 (1Q 2025) based on advance estimates, easing from a five per cent expansion in the previous quarter, backed by domestic activities and steady demand, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, April 14 — Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production rose by 18.7 per cent to 36,005 tonnes in February 2025, up from 30,342 tonnes in January 2025, according to the Statistics Department (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, April 11 — February’s number of unemployed reduced to 532,800 persons, with an unemployment rate of 3.1 per cent, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).