Retrenchments, Unemployment in S'Pore up in Q3 but Job Market Continues to Expand: MOM

The Straits Times2023-10-26

SINGAPORE – The number of retrenchments and unemployed residents in Singapore rose in the third quarter of 2023 as a weaker economic outlook dragged down sectors such as wholesale trade.But the labour...

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