馬來西亞失業(yè)率創(chuàng)12年來最高

馬來西亞失業(yè)率創(chuàng)12年來最高

Malaysia's unemployment rate is now the highest since the 2008-2009 world financial crisis, at 3.9 percent, as people saw their livelihoods affected by COVID-19 and the movement control order (MCO), said the country’s Department of Statistics.

馬來西亞統(tǒng)計部表示，由于人們的生計受到COVID-19和流動控制令(MCO)的影響，馬來西亞的失業(yè)率目前是2008-2009年世界金融危機以來的最高值，達(dá)到3.9%。

In a recent report, the department said the number of unemployed persons in the country increased by 17.1 percent to 610,500 in March, as compared to 521,000 in the same month in 2019.

該部門在最近的一份報告中說，與2019年同期的52.1萬人相比，3月份全國失業(yè)人數(shù)增加了17.1%，達(dá)到61.05萬人。

Bank Negara Malaysia also attributed the high unemployment rate in March to the pandemic and negative impacts of MCO on the job market.

馬來西亞國家銀行也將3月份的高失業(yè)率，歸因于疫情和MCO對就業(yè)市場的負(fù)面影響。

Meanwhile, Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd predicted that the unemployment rate in Malaysia continues to rise in the second quarter, especially in April and May.

與此同時，馬來西亞銀行與金融業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者Affin Hwang Investment Bank Bhd預(yù)計，馬來西亞第二季度的失業(yè)率將繼續(xù)上升，尤其是在4月和5月。

Affin Hwang believed that the rate is likely to stand between 5-6 percent in 2020, much higher than the level of 3.3 percent last year./.

Affin Hwang 預(yù)計，2020年全年，這一比率可能都會維持在5-6%之間，遠(yuǎn)高于去年3.3%的水平。