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Singapore 3Q unemployment rate at 2.3% amid cautious hiring sentiments, fewer job vacancies: MOM

Uma Devi
Uma Devi • 2 min read
Singapore 3Q unemployment rate at 2.3% amid cautious hiring sentiments, fewer job vacancies: MOM
SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Singapore’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points in the 3Q19 ended September.
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SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Singapore’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points in the 3Q19 ended September.

This was due to the continuation of cautious hiring sentiments as well as the declining number of job vacancies, according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in its 3Q19 Labour Market Report released on Thursday morning

The overall unemployment rate edged up to 2.3% from 2.2% in the previous quarter.

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