Malaysian Employers Federation executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan told StarBiz that 2021 has to take into account the 2020 cohort that are coming out of the education system. PETALING JAYA: The worsening Covid-19 situation that has triggered a second round of movement control order (MCO) in Malaysia has once again cast the spotlight on unemployment. Businesses are staring at a road full of uncertainties ahead even with the hint of vaccine optimism and as it is, unemployment in 2021 remains jittery. Many are worried that this MCO, with its possible extensions, would be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. With the expectations of an economic reset as soon as a massive inoculation can be carried out with the Covid-19 vaccine availability, Malaysia has a herculean task on its shoulders, which is to deal with 764,400 that are currently unemployed and possibly around one million new entrants to the job market.