More Singaporeans found jobs as resident unemployment rate falls for 7th straight month

Singapore Unemployment Rate in May 2021

According to the latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) monthly unemployment situation report released on Jul 1, the resident unemployment rate has declined to 3.8% in May, from 3.9% in April 2021. The unemployment rate among Singapore citizens also dropped to 4% in May, from 4.1% previously, while the overall unemployment rate fell […]

Singapore may not have enough nurses as the Philippines suspends nurse permits

nurses

Last week, Straits Times published a premium article that reported that the Philippines is suspending the permits for nurses who want to work overseas with immediate effect. And as a result, Singapore could face a shortage of nurses since about a third of the nursing workforce is made up of foreign nationals. Why is the […]