PUTRAJAYA: The number of unemployed people in the country has dropped to 555,300 with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, according to the September and third quarter (Q3) labour force statistics by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the decreasing number of unemployed (558,500 in August) and increase in the number of working people is a follow-up to the country’s encouraging economic performance and labour market position.
