Singapore enjoys strongest employment outlook in 2 years

SINGAPORE (Sept 12): Singapore’s 4Q net employment outlook has jumped to +11% after seasonal variations have been taken into account, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS).

This represents the strongest outlook in two years, being up 7 and 4 percentage points q-o-q and y-o-y respectively, says ManpowerGroup in a press release on Tuesday.

The survey, which was conducted by the recruitment agency among 700 employers, reflected that 16% of all participants expect to increase their staffing levels over the next three months, while 5% forecast a reduction and 74% anticipate no change to their headcount.

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