As the situation was rapidly deteriorating in 2020, the government introduced unprecedented measures to bolster the Singapore economy and jobs market. This included the SGUnited Jobs & Skills Package, which had the aim to create 100,000 openings for jobseekers, as well as salary support schemes as the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) and Jobs Growth Incentive (JGI).
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With the measures in place, there still remained the softer side of helping jobseekers overcome barriers to getting new jobs. In the Jobs Situation Report (18th Edition), the government spotlights the top 5 challenges that jobseekers faced in getting new jobs. It also reported various ways Workforce Singapore (WSG) and NTUC’s e2i helped jobseekers overcome barriers to getting a new job and accessing opportunities.