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Labour market
Proportion of PMET retrenchments hits all-time high
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.
March 14, 2019
In print this week
PMETs face higher risk of retrenchment, experts say
SINGAPORE (Mar 8): The conventional wisdom that the higher skilled is more employable no longer holds water, says DBS economist Irvin Seah.
March 08, 2019
Management & Corporate Governance
Dip in long-term PMET unemployment rate shows more re-skilling to take on new jobs
SINGAPORE (Nov 30): The dip in the long-term unemployment rate of Singapore’s PMET -- professionals, managers, executives & technicians -- suggests more locals are re-skilling to take on new jobs or switch careers as the economy restructures.
November 30, 2017
Almost half of job vacancies in 2016 were for PMETs
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.
February 07, 2017