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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 11): Malaysia's unemployment rate is seen at 3.3% in 2020, similar to the estimated figure in 2019, according to the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) Economic Outlook 2020 report.

With more job opportunities expected, the number of employed persons is projected to increase to 15.1 million in 2019 and 15.3 million in 2020, it said.

Among the 15.3 million people expected to be employed in 2020, about 62.1% of them are anticipated to be recruited in the service sector, according to the ministry.

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