PUTRAJAYA (Jan 13): The labour force participation rate in November 2019 increased 0.1% to 68.8% as compared to the previous month, according to the Key Statistics of Labour Force in Malaysia.

Commenting on the report, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin in a statement today said the figure also increased 0.4% to 68.4% over the same month in 2018.

He said the labour force in last November rose 2.4% to 15.83 million people as compared to the same month in 2018.