Unemployment rate is going down

Helping the needy: Sivakumar presenting food baskets to the recipients of donations at the inauguration of the Madani Tour programme in Sebang Island. — Bernama

ALOR GAJAH: The country’s unemployment rate has continued to trend downwards, with 3.5% recorded in the first quarter of 2023 compared with 3.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022, says Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar.

He said this was due to a significant shift in job-seeking trends, especially among the youth recently.