Employment rate, 15–64 during each chief minister or Menteri Besar's tenure
16 chief ministers, Menteri Besar and territory ministers, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office, next to Malaysia over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Chief minister or Menteri Besar | State | In office | Total | vs MY | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adnan Yaakob | Pahang | 20 May 1999 – 15 May 2018 | +8.3 pp 1998 → 2017 | +4.8 pp MY +3.5 pp | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Abdul Khalid Ibrahim | Selangor | 13 Mar 2008 – 23 Sep 2014 | +6.7 pp 2007 → 2014 | +2.2 pp MY +4.5 pp | +1.0 pp/yr | |
| 3 | N Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin | Labuan | 10 Apr 2009 – 16 May 2013 | +5.2 pp 2008 → 2012 | +2.2 pp MY +3.0 pp | +1.3 pp/yr | |
| 4 |  Chow Kon Yeow | Penang | 14 May 2018 – now | +4.6 pp 2017 → 2025 | +1.6 pp MY +3.0 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Amirudin Shari | Selangor | 19 Jun 2018 – now | +3.3 pp 2017 → 2025 | +0.3 pp MY +3.0 pp | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 6 | Azlan Man | Perlis | 7 May 2013 – 22 Nov 2022 | +3.3 pp 2012 → 2022 | +0.3 pp MY +3.0 pp | +0.3 pp/yr | |
| 7 | Mohamed Azmin Ali | Selangor | 23 Sep 2014 – 19 Jun 2018 | +3.3 pp 2014 → 2017 | +3.3 pp MY 0.0 pp | +1.1 pp/yr | |
| 8 | Saarani Mohamad | Perak | 10 Dec 2020 – now | +3.2 pp 2020 → 2025 | −0.1 pp MY +3.3 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 9 | Idris Haron | Melaka | 7 May 2013 – 11 May 2018 | +3.1 pp 2012 → 2017 | +1.0 pp MY +2.1 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 10 |  Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor | Kedah | 17 May 2020 – now | +2.9 pp 2019 → 2025 | +0.6 pp MY +2.3 pp | +0.5 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 50 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Malaysia is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15–64 · Department of Statistics Malaysia (OpenDOSM, data.gov.my), Labour Force Survey, employment-to-population ratio by state, ages 15 to 64, yearly (lfs_state_sex), dated at mid-year · state or federal territory data · as of Sep 2026.