Singapore employment rates, income growth up; PMETs take longer to find work, more contract jobs

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A GREATER share of younger and older Singapore residents were employed this year, and the average full-time worker enjoyed faster income growth, with the labour market improving as economic growth picked up. Read more at The Business Times.

 

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