Local Labour Market Continues Path to Recovery The Singapore resident unemployment rate declined for its sixth consecutive month this April. It is a sign that the local labor market is continuing on the path to recovery. The statistics were released by Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM). The Singapore resident unemployment rate includes both citizens and…
Sales Up in Singapore for the Second Consecutive Month March retail sales in Singapore rose 6.2% for the second consecutive month as the country continues its economic rebound. After a 24-month slide, this growth was welcomed news indeed. The numbers are a boost from last year comparatively when COVID-19 social distancing measures and border restrictions…
Expansion Picked Up From 0.1 to 50.9 From March This Year Singapore manufacturing activity had an overall expansion in April. This is the fastest the sector has expanded since December 2018, thanks to an increase in employment, new exports, and new orders. Imports, order backlog, and input prices were other areas that experienced an expansion.…
Cash Grant Granted to Support Recovery and Growth Amid the Pandemic $8,000 cash grant has been granted to more than 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help them cope with the recovery and growth amid the pandemic. The grants were given to help cover the cost of operations, rent and maintain the employee payroll.…
Equipping Recent Graduates and Mid-career Employees With the Skills They Need to Be Industry-relevant The SGUnited Traineeship programme launched last year has been met with great success, with 7,600 recent graduates and 1,900 mid-career workers partaking in the programme. The mid-career workers took part in the SGUnited Mid-Career Pathway programme. That brings the total to…
Covid-19 Did Not Hamper the Entrepreneurial Spirit Despite the rough patch faced by many businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, Singapore start-ups still managed to bring in $5.5 billion in funding in 2020. Although this sum is lower than what has been garnered in recent years, the Ministry of Trade and Industry highlighted that 2020’s figure…
Workforce Singapore and Career Programmes Helped Over 10,000 Employees Last Year Workforce Singapore and career programmes helped over 10,000 employees last year by filling positions or transforming their jobs to make them more attractive. Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reported that this was a 45% increase from 2019. 90% of those helped by the Workforce…
Singapore Secures 11th Spot Among the Best Cities in The World Singapore clinches the 11th spot in the annual world’s best cities ranking in 2020. It moved up two spots from its 13th position back in 2019. Singapore was ranked based on innovation, economic dynamism, transport, and environmental policies in the Schroders Global Cities Index.…
New Arrangement for Dependent Pass Holders Will Start on May This Year The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) recently announced that those who hold a Dependent Pass would have to have to start applying for a Work Pass to continue working in Singapore soon. Previously, spouses or family members of foreign workers only needed to acquire…
Over 110,000 Local Job Seekers Hired Under Singapore Jobs Growth Incentive Scheme Under the Singapore Jobs Growth Incentive Scheme, 110,000 local Singaporean job seekers have been hired by 26,000 companies within the first two months. According to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Singapore, more than half of those hired were 40 and above. The top…