4,000 college graduates jobless

4,000 college graduates jobless

PADANG, West Sumatra: Over 4,000 university graduates are now registered as job seekers in the local office of the Ministry of Manpower, Antara reported.

Awaiting suitable employment are a number of graduates from the regencies of Padang Pariaman and Pesisir Selatan, and the township of Padang.

In addition, there are currently over 7,700 high school graduates seeking jobs, according to the office spokesman Rusli Masri. (swe)