More opportunities under 12th Malaysia Plan, gig economy to benefit


  • Economy
  • Sunday, 17 Oct 2021

Under the recently unveiled 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 (12MP), the government has assured that it will create an ecosystem that supports the development of the gig economy to encourage the people to take full advantage of this opportunity.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, like many other countries, has not been spared from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is evidenced by the rising unemployment rate, which shot up to 4.5 per cent in 2020 from 3.3 per cent in 2019.

In its Graduates Statistics 2020 report, the Department of Statistics Malaysia also showed that the number of unemployed graduates jumped to 202,400 in 2020 against 165,200 in 2019.

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