Jobless rate to improve


PETALING JAYA: The country’s unemployment rate is expected to further improve to 3.2% at the end of the year from 3.3% last year.

The unemployment rate improved to 3.2% in August, after nine consecutive months at 3.3%. The number of unemployed persons continued its downward trend and decelerated by 5,200 persons to 558,500 persons during the month versus 563,700 in July.

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