According to the Monster Employment Index (MEI), Malaysia experienced a -13% year-on-year decline in e-recruitment activity in June 2016, with no change in annual hiring activity between May and June.
Once again, no industry sectors reported positive annual growth.
The Production/ Manufacturing, Automotive and Ancillary sector reported the least annual decline at -3%, while the Logistic, Courier/ Freight/ Transportation, Shipping/ Marine sector continued to report the steepest annual decline at -31%
Jobs in Sales & Business Development and Hospitality & Travel reported the highest growth in annual hiring activities at 1%, while Software, Hardware, Telecom professionals remained the least in demand at -39% year-over-year