Ministry of Manpower (MOM)

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): “Let the data speak for itself. Minister Siti Nurbaya should not be in denial.” — Yeo Bee Yin, Malaysian Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, refuting her Indonesian counterpart’s claims tha

SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Even as Singapore’s economy is expected to record slower growth in 2019, the labour market has remained positive in the first half of the year, according to the Ministry of Manpower.

SINGAPORE (July 26): Singapore’s seasonally adjusted overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.2% as at June.

SINGAPORE (June 28): Some 5.2% of young Singapore residents aged 15 to 29 were unemployed in 2018 – more than double the unemployment rates faced by other age groups, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in the latest first

SINGAPORE (June 17): “We remain firmly committed to our growing traditional meat business and expect to be a market leader in alternative protein.” — Noel White, CEO of Tyson, a leading producer of meat.

SINGAPORE (Mar 14): Professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) accounted for a staggering 79.3% of retrenched residents in 4Q18, according to a labour market report released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday.

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).

SINGAPORE (July 27): Singapore’s overall unemployment rate edged up 0.1 percentage point to 2.1% in June from 2.0% in March as more people entered the workforce, reported the Ministry of Manpower today.

SINGAPORE (June 12): Keong Hong Holdings announced Tuesday that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will exercise leniency and reduce the ban imposed on the group for the recruitment of new foreign workers to six months, from a debarment term of two years prev

SINGAPORE (Mar 15): In line with the pickup in economic activity, Singapore’s local labour market showed marked improvement over 2017, with growth in local employment and a decline in the annual unemployment rate when compared to a year ago.