18,000 not 80,000

The Star via Bernama has reported that the number of unemployed graduates has been ghastly over-reported by 400%. I suppose somebody misquoted "eighteen thousand" for "eighty thousand".

However, I still think this does not change anything. The numbers may be smaller, but the issue still remains. Unemployed (or unemployable) graduates still roam the country. And perhaps more distressing is the usage of the word "only" to describe this number.

Only 18,070 graduates are jobless and not 80,000 as claimed by certain groups...

As if it is something to be proud of.