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Motivation: Our national source, Department of Statistics Malaysia, reports employment for 20 industries for 16 subnational geos, but only at an annual frequency, and with limited history (starting in 2010).
Response: For international consistency, Moody's Analytics now estimates employment for the same industries and geos, plus A*3 aggregates and special industry aggregates, at a quarterly frequency, with extended history (28 years).
Properties
- Industry classification: MSIC 2008, an adaptation of UN ISIC REV. 4
- Measurement: Thousands of persons (Ths. #)
- Adjustment: Seasonally adjusted (SA)
- Geo coverage: All 13 states and three federal territories
- Native frequency: Quarterly
- Start date: 1982Q1
- Additivity: Across industries only
The series reside in the historical catalog (Malaysia » Labor and wages » Employment by industry » Moody's Analytics Estimated) and include, for example:
- RETOTQ.IMYS_KL = Employment - Total, (Ths. #, SA) - for Kuala Lumpur
- REPRIQ.IMYS_SB = Primary industries - for Sabah
- RECNQ.IMYS_JO = Construction - for Johor
Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode that accepts a mnemonic.
Method: Please refer to the background documentation in Mnemonic 411.
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