WIRE — KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The number of unemployed people in Malaysia rose 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter to 509,700 in the second quarter of 2026, pushing the jobless rate up to 3 percent from 2.9 percent in the previous quarter, official data showed Tuesday. The increase in unemployment came as the labor force continued to expand, rising 0.3 percent to 17.28 million people from 17.23 million in the fir
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