{
  "id": 537421,
  "title": "June unemployment rate remains at 3.0pct, Statistics Department",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/june-unemployment-rate-remains-at-3-0pct-statistics-department",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:32:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/08/1508750/june-unemployment-rate-remains-30pct-statistics-department"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.0 per cent in June 2026, with 517,800 unemployed persons recorded, according to the Labour Force Statistics for June 2026 and the Second Quarter of 2026 released today.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Malaysia’s June unemployment rate stays at 3pc, 517,800 jobless, says Stats Dept",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/malaysias-june-unemployment-rate-stays-at-3pc-517-800-jobless-says",
        "published": "2026-08-11T05:54:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}