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A view of the city skyline in Kuala Lumpur March 27, 2022. DoSM said the number of unemployed persons in September decreased by 0.6 per cent to 573,700 persons compared to 577,300 the previous month. — Picture by Firdaus LatifPUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The number of unemployed persons in September decreased by 0.6 per cent to 573,700 persons compared to 577,300 the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia .

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said in a statement today that in September, Malaysia’s labour force position remained in a positive growth trend with a marginal increase in the number of employed persons, while unemployment continued to decrease in line with the current economic developments.As such, he said the number of labour force continued to expand in September with a month-on-month increase of 0.1 per cent to 16.95 million persons compared to 16.

On the employment situation, he said in September, 75.3 per cent of the total employed persons were in the employees’ category, a slight increase of 0.1 per cent to 12.33 million persons compared to 12.32 million persons in August.In terms of the economic sector, Mohd Uzir said the services sector continued to exhibit increases in the number of employed persons especially, in the wholesale & retail trade; food & beverage services; and transportation & storage activities.

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