Statistics Dept: Unemployment rate at highest level in a decade


PETALING JAYA: The unemployment rate of the country is at its highest in 10 years, according to the Statistics Department of Malaysia.

According to newly released data, the unemployment rate in March 2020 increased to 3.9%, which is the highest recorded in the country since June 2010, when it was at 3.6%.

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