KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The labour market continued its recovery at a steady pace in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, with the unemployment rate lowered to 3.7 per cent as compared to 4.7 per cent in the same quarter of 2021 and slowly returning to how it was before the pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 — Malaysia is likely to report a robust gross domestic product (GDP) expansion rate in the third quarter of this year (Q3 2022), buoyed by a strong recovery in the labour market, said MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Bhd.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — MIDF Research sees Malaysia’s jobless rate improving further, averaging 3.5 per cent in 2023, on the back of an improving domestic economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — MIDF Research continues to see Malaysia’s unemployment rate declining to 3.8 per cent in 2022 from 4.6 per cent in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Malaysian labour market continues to strengthen, recording 3.7 per cent in July 2022, nearing pre-pandemic levels according to the publication of the Labour Force Statistics.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 — The ringgit has remained relatively stable against Malaysia's major trading partners' currencies, despite facing a stronger US dollar environment, said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 10 — Malaysia's labour market saw an increase of 3.2 per cent in jobs or 267,000 jobs in the second quarter of 2022, to a record 8.619 million during the period from 8.352 million in the same period last year.

PUTRAJAYA, May 20 — Malaysia’s labour market momentum escalated in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022) as both demand and supply ascended further, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, May 11 — Malaysia’s labour market rebounded in the first quarter of 2022, adding 148,520 jobs compared to the same quarter of the preceding year to record 8.57 million jobs, while the quarter-on-quarter basis increased by 41,400 jobs, said Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd expects the labour market to gradually recover in 2022, underpinned by a higher vaccination rate, relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions, reopening of borders, and various policy support measures.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to improve further by expanding between 5.3 and 6.3 per cent in 2022, up from 3.1 per cent growth in 2021.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The gradual recovery in the labour market in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q 2021) was supported by transition to the National Recovery Plan (NRP), coupled with the rise in vaccination rate, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — The ringgit opened marginally higher against the US dollar today despite improvement in the United States labour market data with the four-week moving average Initial Jobless Claims declining to 272,750 last week from the previous week of 278,000, said an analyst.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 --  The country's labour market is projected to strengthen further in the fourth quarter of this year with the unemployment rate expected to decline further from an average of 4.67 per cent in the third quarter to 4.31 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The country's labour market performance is projected to improve in the second quarter of this year with the unemployment rate estimated at 4.6 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The ringgit rebounded from yesterday’s losses to end higher against the US dollar today, driven by renewed demand despite the slide in crude oil prices, an analyst said.

PUTRAJAYA, July 27 — The number of unemployed graduates increased by 22.5 per cent to 202,400 persons In 2020 compared with 165,200 in 2019, according to data released by the Statistics Department (DOSM) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — The number of jobs created in 2020 decreased by 31,000 jobs to 73,000 from 104,000 jobs created in 2019, reflecting a softer labour demand from businesses in the private sector, said Department of Statistics Malaysia chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The labour market has improved in the third quarter of the year (Q3), supported by unprecedented measures taken to retain jobs and the rise in rehiring activities following the ongoing economic recovery.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Malaysian labour market has improved in July, with the unemployment rate decreasing for the second consecutive month, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy), Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.