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Podcast: Consider This
Episode: Unemployment (Part 1) - What's Not Captured in the Stats?
Description: According to the Department of Statistics, Malaysia's unemployment rate for April is now at 5%. This is the highest it’s been in the last 30 years -- since 1990. However, some economists are warning that the worst is yet to come, especially in the second quarter numbers. As Covid-19 infection numbers drop, will this be the number to watch? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan bring you the most important conversations of the day.