Fresh Graduate Unemployment In Malaysia

The unemployment rate among fresh graduates is expected to increase to 25 this year.

Fresh graduate unemployment in malaysia. In 2015 there were 405 000 youths with higher education and 15 3 were unemployed. As the number of graduates continues to climb each year students are facing tough competition amidst a shaky economy. Malaysia will see 116 000 fresh graduates without a job this year. There are numerous factors contributing to unemployment among the fresh graduates in malaysia.

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. 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.