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Malaysia – Jobseekers struggle to find work

14 September 2016

Malaysians are finding it difficult to land a new job, according to a survey from online employment site Skootjobs.com.

The survey of 1,700 jobseekers reveals that 80.6% of respondents say finding a job a challenge, but believe long-term prospects are positive.

"Only 3.5% of jobseekers felt it was easy or very easy to get a job, which is surprisingly low, especially when considering Malaysia’s job market has traditionally been somewhat of a huge merry-go-round where employers struggle with staff turnover," SkootJobs.com CEO Asim Qureshi, said. “I see that employers are being way more selective when hiring than a few years ago.”

The average unemployment rate for Malaysia in 2016 was 3.4%, the highest since 2009.