labour productivity

Malaysia's labour productivity as expressed by value added per hour worked posted a 2.1 per cent growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023

Mohd Uzir said the positive growth was made possible as the production of goods and services rose faster than the employment growth rate.

Malaysia's labour productivity, measured by value-added per employment, fell 5.6 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 (Q3 2021) with a productivity value of RM21,985 per person.

Mohd Uzir said the strong growth in the second quarter of 2021 was attributed to the lower base registered a year ago.

It has the potential to achieve growth of 3.7 percent in the next five years, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed says.

Malaysia needs more mega projects to drive labour productivity and push the GDP higher from the 6.2% registered in the first quarter of 2014.

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