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SINGAPORE – Singapore saw fewer job vacancies overall last year but there were still many opportunities in growth sectors, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo on Friday (March 20). Going forward, however, the uncertainties this year amid the coronavirus outbreak means vacancies are likely to fall further, she said.
“Hiring sentiments have weakened which means job seekers will have a more challenging time,” said Mrs Teo in a Facebook post on the Ministry of Manpower’s report on job vacancies in 2019, released on Friday.
The report showed that despite economic uncertainties, like the United States-China trade war, that resulted in fewer job vacancies, employers were still creating new jobs through business expansion and formation.
A total of 42 per cent of the 52,900 openings available last September were newly created positions from business expansion or formation. The proportion was the same as in the previous year, though the number of openings was lower than the 63,300 available in September 2018.
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