KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — Malaysia’s unemployment rate in August remained unchanged at 3.7 percent as compared to July, official data showed Tuesday.
The number of unemployed persons sustained its downward trend, falling 1.4 percent to 612,000 persons from 620,700 in July, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the employed persons remained stable, rising 0.2