DOSM has revealed that skill-related underemployment, where graduates work in positions below the level of their qualification, has increased by 3.9% to 1.6 million. Wan Amirah Wan Usamah, Research Associate, Khazanah Research Institute tells us the reasons for this and some of the policy solutions.

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Categories:  government,  economy

Tags:  K-Youth,  graduate jobs,  khazanah nasional,  dosm,  graduate employability,  graduate unemployment,  underemployment,