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Singapore’s overall 1Q unemployment rate rises to 2.3% in MOM advance estimates
SINGAPORE (April 28): The overall unemployment rate in Singapore has increased from 2.2% to 2.3% over the first quarter of the year, according to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released today.
April 28, 2017
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Old Chang Kee posts 11.1% rise in 3Q earnings to $1.4 mil on higher sales
SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Old Chang Kee posted a 11.1% rise in 3Q earnings to $1.4 million from $1.2 million a year ago on higher sales.
Revenue for the three months ended Dec rose 7.5% to $20.3 million from a year ago.
Revenue from retail outlets increas
February 13, 2017
Singapore’s job creation continues negative descent in 3Q
SINGAPORE (Oct 28): Singapore’s headline employment remained unchanged at 2.1% at a seasonally adjusted level – better than the consensus of 2.2% – while resident and citizen unemployment rates each edged down 0.1 percentage point from the previous
October 28, 2016
China Focus
Behind stable job data, China grapples with hidden unemployment
BEIJING (Aug 22): Cracks are starting to show in China's labour market as struggling industrial firms leave millions of workers in flux.
August 22, 2016
US economy shows few signs of sustained inflation pressure: Fed
WASHINGTON (July 14): The US economy continued to expand from mid-May through the end of June but there was little indication that inflation would surge any time soon, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.
July 14, 2016