Q4 2020 unemployment rose marginally

Unemployment rose marginally during the last quarter of 2020 when the third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak took place.

According to the Department of Statistics (DOSM), unemployment for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2020 reached an estimated 4.8 percent or 772,900 persons, up from 4.7 percent or 745,000 persons in the previous quarter.

The final quarter of 2020 saw a massive outbreak of Covid-19 in Sabah following the state's legislative assembly election.

In November and December, the spread of the virus in the...