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Is the Malaysian youth unemployment rate misleading?

by Dr Rashdan AriffยทDecember 4, 2025

Official 9-11% does not capture underemployment โ€” graduates in roles that do not require a degree. That number is much higher.

#unemployment#youth#Malaysia#economy
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Professor Azri59

Underemployment data is real but extremely hard to capture. Surveys asking graduates are more telling than the official rate.

Mardhiah F47

The mismatch between graduate supply and knowledge-economy demand is structural. Cannot be solved with youth alone.