Johor targets 26,000 job opportunities for young people this year

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Johor's target of 26,000 jobs for young people

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The Johor government is targeting 26,000 job opportunities for young people in 2024, driven by investment in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and the JTDC Mega Job Fair.
The JTDC Mega Job Fair offers 3,000 positions, including 1,000 in the premium salary category, highlighting its focus on high-quality jobs.
Johor's economy grew by 8%, with investment inflows of RM110 billion, driving workforce reskilling for high-paying industries.

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Job growth supported by investment and state initiatives

The Edge Malaysia reported that the Johor government expects 26,000 job opportunities to be offered to young people across the state this year, according to Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. He said the projection was driven by strong economic growth and inflows of high-value investment, including through the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone and large-scale career events such as the JTDC Mega Job Fair.

He said the number of quality job opportunities in Johor continues to rise compared with previous years. A total of 15,000 job opportunities were offered in 2022, increasing to 17,000 in 2024 and surging to 24,000 in 2025, before reaching the target of 26,000 this year.

He said the JTDC Mega Job Fair alone offered 3,000 job opportunities, 30% of which, or 1,000 positions, were in the premium salary category. He made the remarks during his closing speech at the JTDC Mega Job Fair at the Tunku Mahkota Ismail Youth Centre in Iskandar Puteri on Sunday.

Economic benefits and focus on workforce skills

Onn Hafiz said Johor's economic performance was also supported by gross domestic product growth of 8%, which he described as the highest in the state's history, as well as investment inflows reaching RM110 billion. However, he stressed that these macroeconomic growth figures must translate into tangible benefits for the people, particularly young people and small and medium-sized enterprises.

He said the results of the state's development should not simply look good on paper, but must be felt by the people. In line with this, the state government is emphasising reskilling and upskilling programmes to ensure the local workforce meets the standards of high-paying industries in advanced manufacturing, logistics, energy and data centres.

In our earlier report on the approval of 27 data center projects in Malaysia, we explained how the projects' main focus—particularly in Johor—is backed by major investments and expected to create thousands of jobs, most of them requiring advanced skills. We also covered minimum local-content requirements, regular implementation monitoring and training initiatives to ensure the local workforce is ready to meet the needs of the data center industry.

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