Brunei Adopts Various Measures to Reduce Unemployment Rate

Brunei Darussalam (Brunei) is attempting to reduce the country’s unemployment rate down to 4.0% or lower in 2020, from 6.8% in 2019, according to Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy, Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah.

According to a recent interview at the opening of the Julangan Titah Graduan Bersepadu, which is an initiative aimed to provide job experience and entrepreneurship opportunities to local graduates, Dr Awang Haji stated that the unemployment rate was gradually decreasing over the past few years, from 9.3% in 2017, down to 8.7% in 2018, before reaching 6.8% in 2019.

Dr Awang Haji added t...