Fresh Graduate Unemployment In Malaysia

5 reasons why malaysian fresh graduates are unemployed published on june 22 2016 june 22 2016 49 likes 3 comments.

Fresh graduate unemployment in malaysia. In malaysia there are graduates remain unemployed need more concern by the government because it have become a serious case in malaysia. Six out of those unemployed are below the age of 24. Generally employers especially in the sme sector have a negative perception towards malaysian graduates where they find the malaysian graduates tend to lack the skills and knowledge required by employers. As stated by the department of statistics malaysia the unemployment rates among fresh graduates have increased from 30 in 2013 to 34 in 2016 and national unemployment was 3 5 out of 14 million malaysians in the labour market.

There are numerous factors contributing to unemployment among the fresh graduates in malaysia. In year 2015 involving 132 900 graduates from institutions of higher learning all over malaysia shows that over half of graduates remained unemployed after graduation while 9 7 were still awaiting job placement. According to department of statistics malaysia the unemployment rate among fresh grads have increased from 30 in 2013 to 34 in 2016. Fresh graduates in malaysia struggling to.

A majority of unemployed fresh graduates are from public universities at 51. The persistent high youth unemployment rate is giving malaysia s one year old government another headache as it grapples with legacy issues left. Last year 189 543 out of 330 557 graduates managed to get a job six months after they graduated. The unemployment situation among graduates has grown from a matter of gnawing concern to an issue that leaves furrows in the brows of education planners.

On september 2016 the unemployment rate in malaysia is 3 5 out of the 14 million malaysians that are in the labour market. For the first time we now have clear statistics of unemployment among youth including those who have just recently graduated. This article was originally published on 3 november 2015 and has been updated as of 26 august 2019 to reflect more current information.