Sabah lawmakers cautioned against selective use of unemployment data

KOTA KINABALU: Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe has urged lawmakers not to selectively use data to fit narratives without verifying facts.

Addressing concerns about Sabah's high unemployment rate, Phoong acknowledged the increase in unemployed individuals from 178,600 last year to 181,500 in the third quarter of this year, but stressed the importance of considering employment growth as well.