Number of jobs up 2.4% in second quarter 2023, says Stats Dept


PUTRAJAYA: The number of jobs increased by 2.4% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 to 8.83 million compared to 8.62 million in Q2 2022, according to the of Statistics Malaysia Department on Saturday (Aug 14).

Following this, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said an upward trend in the number of filled jobs was observed with an increase of 2.5% to record 8.64 million jobs in Q2 2023 compared to 8.42 million jobs in Q2 2022.

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