---
dataset_id: dosm_lfs_district
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
status: aging
freshness_delta: 978 days
next_expected_update: annual
record_count: 1116
schema_version: unknown
schema_drift: none
known_quirks: ["Official catalogue caveat: Data for 1991 and 1994 are not available at all due to limitations in the sample data from those years; data for W.P. Labuan and W.P. Putrajaya begin in 1992 and 2011 respectively. Furthermore, the sum of each category may not always equal to the totals shown in related tables because of independent rounding to one decimal place. However, the differences are not obvious."]
breaking_changes: []
licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
attribution: Department of Statistics Malaysia via data.gov.my
---

# Annual Principal Labour Force Statistics by District

## Status

**Status:** Aging

**Freshness:** 978 days

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## Last checked

2026-09-05 at 02:34:56 UTC.

## File size

The checked resource is 214,664 bytes.

## Provenance

Department of Statistics Malaysia publishes this dataset through DOSM via data.gov.my.

- Source: https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=lfs_district
- [Official catalogue metadata](https://data.gov.my/data-catalogue/lfs_district)

## Coverage

Malaysia.

## Schema

Refer to the [official catalogue field definitions](https://data.gov.my/data-catalogue/lfs_district) before analysis. The machine-readable envelope records fields observed from the source.

## Known quirks

- Official catalogue caveat: Data for 1991 and 1994 are not available at all due to limitations in the sample data from those years; data for W.P. Labuan and W.P. Putrajaya begin in 1992 and 2011 respectively. Furthermore, the sum of each category may not always equal to the totals shown in related tables because of independent rounding to one decimal place. However, the differences are not obvious.

## Breaking changes

None observed.

## Reproducibility

    curl -sS --max-time 30 "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=lfs_district" | head

## Licence

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
Attribution: Department of Statistics Malaysia via data.gov.my.