{
  "id": 13049501,
  "title": "General : Malaysia's Unemployment Rate Dips To 2.9 Per Cent In August - DOSM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/general-malaysias-unemployment-rate-dips-to-2-9-per-cent-in-august",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:43:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617521"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s unemployment rate declined to 2.9 per cent in August 2026 from 3.0 per cent in July, with the number of unemployed persons falling by 8,700 to 511,600, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Malaysia’s unemployment rate falls to 2.9% in August as jobless numbers decline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/malaysias-unemployment-rate-falls-to-2-9-in-august-as-jobless-numbers",
        "published": "2026-10-09T06:23:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}