Selangor's unemployment rate drops to 2.6% in first quarter of 2023, says exco rep


SHAH ALAM: Selangor recorded an unemployment rate of 2.6% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, compared with 2.9% in the same period last year.

State Youth, Sports and Human Capital Development Committee chairman Mohd Khairuddin Othman said that the drop in the unemployment rate was a positive development because it demonstrates the state's improving economic situation.

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