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More job openings than job seekers for 3rd consecutive quarter despite improving labour market: MOM

Michelle Zhu
Michelle Zhu • 2 min read
More job openings than job seekers for 3rd consecutive quarter despite improving labour market: MOM
SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Job vacancies continue to outnumber the number of job seekers even as Singapore’s labour market showed further signs of improvement in 3Q18, finds the latest quarterly employment study by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
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SINGAPORE (Dec 13): Job vacancies continue to outnumber the number of job seekers even as Singapore’s labour market showed further signs of improvement in 3Q18, finds the latest quarterly employment study by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

According to MOM’s Labour Market Report 3Q2018, total employment excluding foreign domestic workers (FDW) has more than doubled from the previous quarter, growing by 16,700 compared with growth of 6,500 in 2Q18.

Employment growth was most apparent in sectors such as community, social & personal services, financial & insurance services, information & communications as well as professional services.

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