300,000 jobless youths in Q2


THERE are around 300,000 Malaysian youths aged between 15 and 24 who are unemployed as at the second quarter of this year, says the Human Resources Ministry.

It said the high unemployment rate is a global phenomenon that is also being faced by many countries.

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