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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.
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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

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

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.

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.
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