Close to half of Malaysian graduates either jobless or employed in mismatched fields


By YU JI

KUCHING: Up to 40% of public university graduates in Malaysia are either jobless or are stuck in mismatched occupations.

According to Education Ministry official, Dr Mohd Azlan Yahya, studies have shown that between 30% and 40% of graduates have no job after finishing university or are in fields that do not commensurate with what they have studied.

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