
Selangor topped the list with 5,902 losing their jobs, followed by Kuala Lumpur (4,767), Johor (2,536) and Penang (1,328).
“There are many reasons for the retrenchments and some are just due to work cycles,” Kula told reporters after chairing the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) meeting today.
He said from Jan 1 to Dec 7 this year, 21,532 people lost their jobs nationwide.
He said 7,755 of them were those from the top three high paying jobs, namely managers, professionals and technicians, and were diploma and degree holders.
“These three categories are limited and they also have to compete with fresh graduates,” he said.
Meanwhile, Kula spoke of efforts by the Social Security Organisation (Socso) to get people back into the workforce.
“As of Dec 7, Socso’s Employment Services Division has succeeded in placing 6,292 people back into the workforce, in various occupations and industries,” he added.
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