International Herald Tribune, 30 Jan 2009, The Associated Press
SINGAPORE: Singapore's joblessness jumped in December as a collapse in demand for the city-state's exports triggered manufacturing layoffs.
The unemployment rate rose to 2.6 percent from 2.2 percent in September and 1.7 percent in December 2007, the Manpower Ministry said in a statement on Friday.
The number of new jobs created sank to a net 26,900 in the fourth quarter, about half the 55,700 jobs created in the third quarter, the ministry said.
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