A file image of Northern Corridor Implementation Authority chief executive Datuk Redza Rafiq (right) briefing Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on projects in Southern Perak, last year. The state is working on bringing in more investors to create jobs.
THERE are some 24,888 people in Perak who are currently unemployed, State Human Resources, Youth and Sports Committee Chairman Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya says.
Based on Pusat Kerjaya Amanjaya’s (Peka) database, the figure includes 14,661 diploma holders, 10,222 with degrees and five with doctoral degrees.
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