Protect youths too, govt urged amid proposal to raise retirement age
By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Jan 17 — Malaysian youths have expressed their concerns that raising the retirement age in favour of the older generations...
Total jobs in economic sector up 1.5 pct in second quarter
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 — The number of jobs in the economic sector increased by 1.5 per cent to record 8.96 million in the second...
Nearly 9 mln jobs recorded in first quarter last year, highest since 2018 — DOSM
PUTRAJAYA, May 15 — The number of jobs in the first quarter (Q1) of this year increased by 1.5 per cent to 8.94 million, the...
Malaysia’s labour market to strengthen further this year — MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The labour market in Malaysia is expected to strengthen further in 2023 and 2024, backed by encouraging momentum in the...
Number of unemployed down, unemployment rate remains at 3.4 pct in August
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...
Strengthening job market to support GDP growth for 2023 — MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — The strengthening of Malaysia’s job market will further reinforce consumer consumption and support overall Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth this...
Malaysia labour demand rises 2.7 pct in first quarter of 2023
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Malaysia’s labour demand continues to show an upward trend with a 2.7 per cent increase in the total number of...
About a quarter of jobs expected to change in next five years — World Economic Forum
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 — The World Economic Forum (WEF) has revealed that almost a quarter of jobs, or 23 per cent, are expected to...
Malaysia’s GDP growth to moderate to 4.2 pct in 2023 — MIDF Research
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — MIDF Research expects Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to moderate to 4.2 per cent in 2023 after registering a...
Labour market continues recovery, employment rate down to 3.7 pct in third quarter — DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — The labour market continued its recovery at a steady pace in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, with the unemployment...
Over 15 mln employed persons in 2021, 1.5 mln in agriculture — DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — The number of employed persons in 2021 was 15.06 million, with 1.5 million of them involved in the agriculture sector,...
Malaysia’s labour productivity 5.5 pct up in second quarter of 2022 — DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Malaysia’s labour productivity as measured by value added per employment in the second quarter this year (Q2 2022) went up...