SINGAPORE (Feb 7): Nearly half of all job vacancies in 2016 were for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs), the Ministry of Manpower revealed on Tuesday.

The share of PMET job openings has increased steadily from a trough of 39% in 2013 to a peak of 48% last year. MOM says this “reflects restructuring of the economy and workforce”.

As at Sept 30, 2016, there were a total of 53,800 jobs to be filled, according to latest data from MOM.

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