Johor expects 26,000 job opportunities for youth this year, says Onn Hafiz

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 25 — The Johor government expects 26,000 job opportunities to be offered to young people across the state this year, driven by rapid economic growth and the influx of high-value investments.

Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the projected figure reflected a consistent year-on-year increase, following the success of various strategic initiatives, including the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and large-scale career events such as the Johor Talent Development Council (JTDC) Mega Job Fair.

He said the state had continued to record a significant increase in quality job opportunities compared with previous years.

“A total of 15,000 job opportunities were offered in 2022, rising to 17,000 in 2024 and surging to 24,000 in 2025, before reaching a target of 26,000 this year,” he said.

“For comparison, the JTDC Mega Job Fair alone offered 3,000 job opportunities, 30 per cent of which, or 1,000 positions, were in the premium-salary category,” he said when delivering his speech at the closing ceremony of the JTDC Mega Job Fair at the Tunku Mahkota Ismail Youth Centre (TMIYC) in Iskandar Puteri here today.

Elaborating further, Onn Hafiz said Johor’s strong economic performance was also supported by a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8 per cent, the highest in the country’s history, as well as investment inflows reaching RM110 billion.

However, he said these macroeconomic growth figures must translate into tangible benefits for the people, particularly young people and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), so that they could genuinely share in the state’s prosperity.

“These figures must not simply look good on paper; the people must feel and enjoy the benefits of the development taking place in the state,” he said.

In line with efforts to strengthen human capital, he said the state government was also emphasising the importance of reskilling and upskilling programmes to ensure the local workforce met the standards required by high-paying industries in advanced manufacturing, logistics, energy and data centres. — Bernama

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依斯干达公主城，10月25日讯——柔佛州政府预计，在经济快速增长和高价值投资涌入的推动下，今年将为全州年轻人提供26000个就业机会。

柔佛州务大臣拿督翁哈菲兹·加齐表示，预计就业人数逐年稳步增长，这得益于各项战略举措的成功，包括柔佛-新加坡经济特区（JS-SEZ）和柔佛人才发展理事会（JTDC）大型招聘会等大型职业活动。

他表示，与往年相比，该州的高质量就业机会持续显著增加。

“2022年共提供了15000个就业机会，2024年增至17000个，2025年飙升至24000个，今年的目标是达到26000个，”他说。

“相比之下，仅JTDC大型招聘会就提供了3000个工作机会，其中30%（即1000个职位）属于高薪类别，”他今天在依斯干达公主城东姑马哥打伊斯迈青年中心（TMIYC）举行的JTDC大型招聘会闭幕式上发表讲话时说道。

Onn Hafiz进一步阐述说，柔佛州强劲的经济表现也得益于国内生产总值（GDP）增长率达到8%，创下该国历史新高，以及投资流入达到1100亿令吉。

但他表示，这些宏观经济增长数据必须转化为人民，特别是年轻人和中小企业的切实利益，这样他们才能真正分享国家的繁荣。

“这些数字不能仅仅看起来漂亮；人民必须感受到并享受到该州正在发生的发展带来的好处，”他说。

他表示，为加强人力资本建设，州政府也正着力推进技能再培训和提升计划，以确保本地劳动力能够达到先进制造业、物流、能源和数据中心等高薪行业所需的标准。——马新社

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