Singapore's total employment increased by 37,600 or 1.3 percent for the whole of 2009, government data showed on Monday.According to Singapore's Manpower Ministry, job gains in the second half of the year more than offset the losses in the first half.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, total employment grew by 37,500, more than double the gains of 14,000 in the preceding quarter and higher than the 21,300 in the fourth quarter of 2008. Full Story