The Department of Statistics released its latest job vacancies report for the first quarter of 2022, these statistics were compiled based on the job vacancies advertised online by private popular recruitment websites in the reference period. It contains information on job vacancies advertised online by employers from various aspects such as the type of occupation, location, industry, skills, field of studies, and others.
To note, starting from Q3 2020, there was an increase in the number of online job vacancies advertised. In Q1 2020, a total of 49,372 vacancies were advertised while in Q1 2021, the total vacancies increased to 90,218 and soared up to 159,148 in
Q1 2022. However, the number of vacancies advertised online for Q1 2022 decreased by 16.4 per cent from 190,436 in Q4
2021.
On a monthly basis in Q1 2022, the number of vacancies advertised online was the highest in February 2022 with 67,172
vacancies. Meanwhile, January and March recorded 48,924 and 43,052 respectively
The report also indicated that most of the employers demanded Professional category workers (44.9%), followed by Technicians and Associate Professionals (17.7%) and Managers (11.3%). By ranking, the five most popular jobs offered during the reference period were Advertising and Marketing Professional, Administrative Associate Professional, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Accountant and Auditor, and Software Developer.
The three jobs in the Technical dan Vocational Education and Training (TVET) category that recorded the highest number of vacancies were Advertising and Marketing Professionals, Administrative Associate Professionals, and Software Developers. Meanwhile, Advertising and Marketing Professionals, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer as well as Accountants and Auditors were the highest Critical Occupation List (COL) category jobs advertised online during the reference period. In addition, popular jobs offered in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) category were Technician, Graphic Designer and Software Engineer.
The job vacancies were reported in all industries, particularly in Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles
and Motorcycles sector; Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities; Financial and Insurance/Takaful
Activities as well as Accommodation and Food Service Activities.
Observing the vacancies advertised by geography in Q1 2022, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur recorded the highest job
offers at 67,880 followed by Selangor (26,869), Johor (11,611), Penang (6,146) and Melaka (2,757).
