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                                <title><![CDATA[ October unemployment at lowest since start of pandemic ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 08:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The unemployment rate for October remained at 3.6%, 0.3% higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 3.3% in February 2020. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Who's to blame for graduate unemployment? ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Diana Abdul Wahab ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 03:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The proliferation of the number of graduates being produced does not tally with the number that the job market can absorb, making it hard for graduates to find a job. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Johor, more jobs than jobseekers, says MB ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Onn Hafiz Ghazi says the state government is studying the possibility of a mismatch in terms of job matching. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ June unemployment rate at lowest since start of Covid-19 pandemic ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The number of unemployed people decreased to 630,600 in June 2022 from 637,700 the previous month. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US weekly jobless claims rise, continuing claims lowest since 1969 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2022 00:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The number of people receiving benefits after an initial week of aid fell 25,000 to 1.317 million during the week ending May 7. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ RM4.8 billion for job creation not enough, experts say ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 01:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say Putrajaya's JaminKerja and NCSP schemes require further scrutiny. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No US-style ‘Great Resignation’ expected in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 02:00:28 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Bosses group MEF says resignations are in fact on the decline although an economist warns that such a scenario is possible as younger workers favour freedom over financial gains. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rising automation doesn’t mean robots will steal your job, experts say ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 00:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the opposite is in fact more likely to occur as greater use of machines opens up new job opportunities for people. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Number of unemployed graduates up 22.5% in 2020 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 09:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is attributed to the unfavourable economic environment and its effect on the overall labour market situation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Unemployment rate for April 2021 drops to 4.6% ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2021 09:57:23 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This is the lowest rate since October last year. ]]></description>
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