By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, July 10 — The state government intends to provide free counsel to prospective job seekers as part of efforts to address the issue of unemployment in Selangor. State executive councillor for human resources and poverty eradication V. Papparaidu said this includes...

PUTRAJAYA, April 8 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate remained at 3.3 per cent in February, registering a lower number of unemployed at 567,000 persons, according to the Labour Force statistics from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Malaysia’s labour market maintained an improving trend as the unemployment rate was kept at a post-pandemic low of 3.3 per cent in January 2024, with the labour force and employment growing steadily by 1.8 per cent and two per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) respectively.

PUTRAJAYA, March 8 — Malaysia’s unemployment rate remained at 3.3 per cent in January 2024, with the number of unemployed persons declining from 567,800 in December to 567,300, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — Malaysia's economy is expected to improve in the near term, supported by resilient domestic demand and stable labour market conditions, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 23 — The number of unemployed persons dropped to 580,700 in 2023, the lowest since the pandemic, while the unemployment rate stood at 3.4 per cent, according to the Labour Market Review, Fourth Quarter 2023, released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

By Norrasyidah Arshad KLANG, Feb 3 — The second edition of the Selangor JobCare Carnival 2023, held since August last year, has helped over 1,200 individuals secure employment in various fields. Opportunities were offered through eight tour series in the Gombak, Hulu Selangor, Hulu Langat,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — Maybank Investment Bank (IB) expects a steady unemployment rate of 3.4 per cent in 2024.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 8 — The number of unemployed persons in October declined further by 0.5 per cent to record 570,900 persons compared to 573,700 in the previous month, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — Malaysia has managed to secure investment commitments worth RM347 billion from the official visits made by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, alongside trade and investment missions overseas under the current government.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 24 — The number of the labour force increased by 2.3 per cent year-on-year to record 16.82 million persons in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, according to the Labour Market Review Q3 2023 released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) today.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The number of unemployed persons in September decreased by 0.6 per cent to 573,700 persons compared to 577,300 the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The labour market in Malaysia is expected to strengthen further in 2023 and 2024, backed by encouraging momentum in the domestic economy, said MIDF Research.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — The number of unemployed persons decreased by 0.3 per cent in August 2023 to 577,300 from 579,200 people last month, while the unemployment rate remained at 3.4 per cent.

ALOR GAJAH, Oct 7 — The country's unemployment rate continues to show a falling trend, with 3.5 per cent recorded in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 3.6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, said Human Resources Minister V.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 11 — Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga IB) expects the labour market to remain robust and tight for the rest of the year, with the average unemployment rate projected at 3.5 per cent.

LONDON, July 11 — Britain’s unemployment rate has risen above expectations while wages increased at the joint-highest rate on record, reported the German News Agency (dpa).

KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The number of unemployed persons decreased in May this year by 0.4 per cent to 584,600 persons, compared to 586,900 in April, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

SHAH ALAM, June 17 — Selangor recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, compared with 2.9 per cent last year.

PUTRAJAYA, June 9 — The number of unemployed persons decreased in April this year by 0.3 per cent to 586,900 persons compared to 588,700 last month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).