Singapore Employers Fire Fewer Workers as Slump Eases

Bloomberg.com, 15 Sep 2009
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore employers fired fewer workers last quarter and increased job openings as the economy emerged from its worst recession since independence in 1965.
Employers cut 5,980 jobs in the three months ended June, compared with 12,760 in the first quarter, the Ministry of Manpower said today. That is higher than the ministry’s July estimate of 5,500. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, unchanged from the previous quarter.
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