Budget 2022: Unemployment rate expected to dip below four per cent


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's unemployment rate is expected go below 4% following the 600,000 new job opportunities created under a "job guarantee" initiative under Budget 2022, says Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

The Human Resources Minister said that the workforce, especially the youth, are putting high hopes on Budget 2022 to push the country towards economic recovery.

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