PETALING JAYA: Restrictive measures following the rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases will add pressure on job creation in the fourth quarter, possibly raising the unemployment rate for the year.
Analysts noted that the labour market had benefited from the relaxation of restrictive measures in the third quarter on the back of stronger economic data.
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