Unemployment rate at 10-year low


PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s unemployment rate dropped from 3.1% in March to 3% in April, the lowest in 10 years, according to the Statistics of the Labour Force Malaysia for April 2025 released by the Statistics Department.

Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the number of unemployed persons decreased by 0.7 percentage points to 525,900 persons in April this year, compared to 529,600 persons in March.

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