Downward trend seen in number of jobless grads nationwide


Mustapha visiting the booths at the job fair in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: More graduates have been getting jobs in the post-pandemic period, says Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud.

He said statistics from the ministry's Graduate Tracking System (SKPG) showed 29,099 unemployed graduates in 2022, a drop of 12,368 from the 41,467 recorded in 2021.

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