Total employment hits 99.5% of pre-pandemic levels, but labour market recovery still 'uneven across sectors': MOM
SINGAPORE — With firms now filling more job positions, the total number of people employed here in the second quarter this year reached 99.5 per cent of pre-Covid-19 levels, fuelled by a "significant increase" in non-resident employment.
- Total employment hit 99.5 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2022
- A significant increase in non-resident employment during this period contributed to this rise
- The number of job vacancies also fell marginally to 126,100 in June, down from a record high of 128,100 in March
- The figures were from a labour market report released by the Ministry of Manpower on Sept 14
- Retrenchment numbers are also at a record low, falling from 1,320 in March to 990 in June
14 Sep 2022 11:11AM
(Updated: 14 Sep 2022 05:38PM)
Source: TODAY
