Youth unemployment in Malaysia

Bakar, Rosni and Abdul Rahman, Shukran (2011) Youth unemployment in Malaysia. In: "2nd International Conference on Humanities, Historical and Social Sciences, (CHHSS 2011)", 21-23 October 2011, Cairo. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is threefold. First, it will review labour force participation rate focusing on youth involvement in labour force in Malaysia. Second, it will look at the trend of youth unemployment.And thirdly, it will seek to unfold the many causes of youth unemployment with the emphasis on the graduates unemployment and graduates employability. The paper will then highlight some of the government programmes to reduce the youth unemployment especially among the university graduates.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Papers)
Additional Information:	2032/81384
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Youth employment, graduate unemployment, higher education
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions > HC92 Economic geography of the oceans (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5001 Business. Business Administration > HF5381 Vocational guidance. Career development H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM701 Social systems H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM831 Social change
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Prof. Dr Shukran Abd Rahman
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2020 10:53
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2020 10:53
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/81384

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