Singapore employment grows in Q3 as retrenchments reach six-year high

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Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) reported that total employment grew by 27,700 in the third quarter of 2026, marking 20 consecutive quarters of growth, while retrenchments climbed to a nearly six-year high of 4,800. While non-resident hiring in construction and manufacturing drove expansion, resident unemployment rates edged up to 3.1 per cent in…

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