During the second quarter of 2022, the number of job vacancies advertised online posted a year-on-year increase of 123.3% to a record 202,102 vacancies, according to research from Statistics Malaysia.

On a quarterly basis, the number of job vacancies advertised online edged up by 27.0%.

In comparison with the previous quarter, job vacancies in all eight occupation categories recorded increases. The Professionals category registered the highest gain by 15,100 to a record 86,495 vacancies.

Most of the job vacancies in Q2 2022 were in the services sector with a share of 57.3% (115,861 vacancies).

In terms of job vacancies by state level, most of the states recorded an increase except for Perlis and Federal Territory of Putrajaya in Q2 2022. During the quarter, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur posted the highest number with 88,500 job vacancies.