UNEMPLOYMENT: ISSUES IN MALAYSIA

The increase of the unemployment rate during this period was a short-term adverse affect as the country consistently achieved more than 7% gross domestic product (GDP) growth with low inflation in the 1980s and 1990s, and a steady decrease of the unemployment rate from 1988 to 1997. However, since 1998, the rates of unemployment have been on the rise again although the increase was not as high as in the mid-1980s.  Malaysia experienced several years of rapid growth in the 1990s which began to slow down at the end of the decade and it registered its lowest growth rate in 2001. During the period between 2002 and 2005, the average GDP growth was 5.74%. However, the changing of the economic structure may cause a rise in unemployment. For many years, manufacturing had been the strongest sector in the country and the main contributor towards employment creation until the financial crisis in mid-1997. From this period onwards, the agriculture sector was being progressively replaced by the manufacturing and services sector. The services sector, in particular, required people who possess the right soft skills such as communication and interpersonal skills but acquiring graduates with those qualities has been quite difficult. First of all, graduates may only be trained in the right technical knowledge and not in soft skills. Secondly, since the official language of Malaysia is Bahasa Malaysia and the teaching of almost all subjects in primary and secondary schools, and public universities are not in English, local graduates may find it very difficult to communicate in this language when they go out into the „real‟ world.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment may have advantages as well as disadvantages for the overall economy. Notably, it may help avert runaway inflation, which negatively affects almost everyone in the affected economy and has serious long-term economic costs. However the historic assumption that full local employment must lead directly to local inflation has been attenuated, as recently expanded international trade has shown itself able to continue to supply low-priced goods even as local employment rates rise closer to full employment.

The inflation-fighting benefits to the entire economy arising from a presumed optimum level of unemployment has been studied extensively. Before current levels of world trade were developed, unemployment was demonstrated to reduce inflation, following thePhillips curve, or to decelerate inflation, following the NAIRU/natural rate of unemployment theory.

Beyond the benefits of controlled inflation, frictional unemploymentprovides employers a larger applicant pool from which to select employees better suited to the available jobs. The unemployment needed for this purpose may be very small, however, since it is relatively easy to seek a new job without losing one's current one. And when more jobs are available for fewer workers (lower unemployment), it may allow workers to find the jobs that better fit their tastes, talents, and needs.

Optimal unemployment has also been defended as an environmental tool to brake the constantly accelerated growth of the GDP to maintain levels sustainable in the context of resource constraints and environmental impacts. However the tool of denying jobs to willing workers seems a blunt instrument for conserving resources and the environment -- it reduces the consumption of the unemployed across the board, and only in the short-term. Full employment of the unemployed workforce, all focused toward the goal of developing more environmentally efficient methods for production and consumption might provide a more significant and lasting cumulative environmental benefit and reduced resource consumption. If so, the future economy and workforce would benefit from the resultant structural increases in the sustainable level of GDP growth.

UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES – WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM

Firstly it is important to note that the organization dynamics have changed, expectations

of employers and potential employee are also very different as compared to a decade ago.

In short the world has changed! To increase the complexity, you will also find that there

are so many courses in the market place that one wonder how can one cope with such a

’maze’ let alone decide on the one that will suit you and most important of all, one that

can lead you to a fulfilling career later in life.

E) The reason why Graduates have problem

finding his/her first job:

1. Ability to communicate well and include oral and written communication. This

explains why most applicants are not even granted an interview.

2. Expectations of new graduates are ‘high’ and tend to seek jobs that can quickly

put them in the main stream of work –very selective on the type of organizations

– often targeting multi-nationals only?

3. The courses or/and subjects that the graduates studied are not relevant and not

applicable to the industry.

4. ‘Over qualified graduates – graduates are embarking on post graduate courses

with minimal work experience and in some cases none at all.

5. Not prepared to re-locate to smaller towns – everyone is heading for the City.

6. Graduates cannot market themselves well

7. Perception of attitude issues of fresh graduates – ‘silver spoon’

ARTICLE OF UNEMPOLYMENT

Unemployment in Malaysia is becoming increasingly serious. Every year many students have graduated from institutions of higher learning either in public or private institutions. A lot of competition for jobs in causing high unemployment. Lack of employment factors there is also a source of unemployment. Competition that exists is there in getting employment in government and private sector. Many graduates more interested in public and private sector to the government because they consider is more efficient and secure the future. Therefore, the parties must take iniasitif particular problem in this competition. Parties also need to establish various new sectors and career seminars in combat unemployment. Leavers, public and private institutions should enter into new areas such as participation in the agricultural sector, small and medium industries and other businesses. Of entering new sectors, the unemployment rate will be reduced and this sector can improve the economy. Students also should be concerned because this aspect of students' attitudes to choose jobs that are too causing unemployment. With the lack of experience in employment, students should not choose the job because this will only disadvantage. If there are job-related seminars or courses, students should take part because it helps to know the various features in pekerjaan.Dengan various aspects of this, the unemployment rate can be overcome and each student can take advantage of what has been learned to work in each ceburi.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE % IN MALAYSIA

Country 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Malaysia 3 2.8 3.7 3.8 3.6 3 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.7 3.5

Definition of Unemployment rate: This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted

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Our challenges to make DST of Unemployment

This is our first experience doing DST that we never did it before. When our lecture, Pn. Nuraza asked we to chose any title. We were gather the three of us and discussed to chose any topic. After a few minutes, we were decided to chose a title that was Unemployment. For we, this topic was a major problem among graduated students. Even they had achieved flying colors, but if they can't passed the challenged in real lives,they were can't survived. So, as a leader, I divided the task to them to find any sources that can put in the blog. 
For the first day, I asked Siti Zubaidah to make the video but she can't do it. Then, I asked my others friends that made the same tasked just like me. She said that I must downloaded the photo story 3 first, then I can do the video.
After that, I took a much time to download the photo story 3 because the internet was too slow. Then, I decided to use broadband. After a few minutes, the photo story 3 was able to use. Then I followed all the steps. First, I put my group members as the front page. Then I put all the unemployment's pictures in ordered. I thought it was an easy things but it's not. It took me many hours to done it. It made me felt uneasy to did it. But I keep going to finish it. 
After arranged the pictures, I must put a naration that just like a voice to talk about the topic. It is not an easy things but I'm slowly put my voice in it. If it was not suitable, I will deleted it for many times until I felt it was good to hear. At first time, I felt very shame to let my member's group to hear it but I have too.
After finished it, I showed the DST to my lectures, Pn. Nuraza to check if any mistakes that we were did.
For us making the DST was the best in my studying and I hope the project will continued in the next.