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Local Employee Number Rebounded to Nearly Pre-Covid-19 Levels, But Layoffs Continue to Rise: MOM, Jobs News & Top Stories

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – The number of employed locals rebounded to almost pre-Covid-19 levels in the July-September period, but the job market is not out of the woods yet, with staff cuts and general unemployment continuing to rise. About 2.34 million Singaporeans and permanent residents worked in September, recovering strongly from …

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Singapore’s unemployment rate rises to 3.6%; more than 20,000 layoffs to date

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Singapore’s unemployment rate rose to 3.6 percent in September, but the rise was slower compared to previous months, as the country reopened after a COVID-19-induced slowdown. Even then, officials warned that labor market conditions would remain soft amid the prolonged economic recession. Ad Ad Third-quarter estimates from the …

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