Employment rate, 15–64 during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ismail Sabri Yaakob | 21 Aug 2021 – 24 Nov 2022 | +2.2 pp Jul 2021 → Oct 2022 | +1.8 pp/yr | |
| 2 |  Anwar Ibrahim | 24 Nov 2022 – now | +1.7 pp Oct 2022 → Aug 2026 | +0.4 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Bersatu Mahathir Mohamad | 10 May 2018 – 1 Mar 2020 | +0.4 pp Apr 2018 → Feb 2020 | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Bersatu Muhyiddin Yassin | 1 Mar 2020 – 21 Aug 2021 | −1.4 pp Feb 2020 → Jul 2021 | −1.0 pp/yr | |
| 5 | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 31 Oct 2003 – 3 Apr 2009 | −2.3 pp Jul 2003 → Jul 2008 | −0.5 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); 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, ages 15 to 64, monthly from 2010 (lfs_month); the yearly ratio before (lfs_year) · Malaysia data · as of Sep 2026.