---
dataset_id: dosm_lfs_month_sa
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
last_checked: 2026-09-05T02:34:56Z
status: stale
freshness_delta: 127 days
next_expected_update: monthly
record_count: 197
schema_version: unknown
schema_drift: none
known_quirks: ["Official catalogue caveat: Data prior to 2025 is compiled in concordance with population data from the 2010 Census. Data from 2025 onwards is compiled in concordance with population data from the 2020 Census. As such, you may observe a trend break in the series due to the different references used. Furthermore, sums 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
---

# Monthly Principal Labour Force Statistics, Seasonally Adjusted

## Status

**Status:** Stale

**Freshness:** 127 days

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## Last checked

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

## File size

The checked resource is 23,246 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_month_sa
- [Official catalogue metadata](https://data.gov.my/data-catalogue/lfs_month_sa)

## Coverage

Malaysia.

## Schema

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

## Known quirks

- Official catalogue caveat: Data prior to 2025 is compiled in concordance with population data from the 2010 Census. Data from 2025 onwards is compiled in concordance with population data from the 2020 Census. As such, you may observe a trend break in the series due to the different references used. Furthermore, sums 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_month_sa" | head

## Licence

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