Sabah’s jobless rate rises drastically to 9pc

26 Mar 2022 • 10:04 AM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: The unemployment rate in the State increased drastically from 5.8 per cent in 2019 to 8 per cent in 2020 and 9 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year û involving 184,200 individuals.

State Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Yakub Khan said this trend is worrying.