Many graduates are jobless

Many graduates are jobless

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Some 5,700 university graduates
from various fields of study are still out of a job, according to
the provincial manpower office.

According to an official, the students are unable to find work
because they don't have the skills sought by industry and they
have no previous work experience. He added that there are
vacancies for graduates who speak foreign languages and can
operate computers.

The list of people registered as unemployed also includes
1,300 holders of bachelor degrees, Soewardi, head of the
employment office, said. There are also 4,500 graduates of
elementary schools, 26,100 junior high school graduates and
23,100 senior high school graduates on the list, he said.

He added that the total number of people seeking jobs in the
province will reach 95,000 this year. (arf)