Nearly 300,000 workers have lost jobs since 2020


A TOTAL of 293,639 workers lost their jobs from 2020 until Sept 27 this year, with the majority from the manufacturing sector comprising 75,615 individuals, says Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad.

The Deputy Human Resources Minister said the number includes 43,614 people in the wholesale and retail trade sectors, as well as professional, scientific and technical sectors (23,907).

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