Unemployment among graduates needs to be sorted out fast

Jobs fair: A file picture showing youths looking for jobs at a fair in Sarawak. Among the youths in the workforce, the percentage of those unemployed is higher among those with a tertiary education compared to the ones without a tertiary education.

PROBABLY, for the first time, there are some clear statistics on the state of unemployment among youths in Malaysia, especially graduates.

Bank Negara’s latest annual report has devoted a section to the unemployment among youths, touching on Malaysia’s position compared to other countries, and what the possible long-term implications are and measures that need to be taken.