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SINGAPORE: The rising demand for IT and healthcare professionals in recent years became more acute in 2020 as the pandemic accelerated digital transformation and hiked demand for healthcare, according to findings from a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) report released on Friday (Apr 9).
These jobs remained hard to fill mainly due to a mismatch in skills and job experience, said the Jobs Vacancies Report 2020.
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Last year, 27 per cent of job vacancies were unfilled for six months or more, down slightly from the previous year. The report found that non-PMET vacancies were harder to fill than PMET (professionals, managers, executives and technicians) vacancies, but the challenges faced by employers whe
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Unemployment rates peaked in September last year before falling steadily since November. TNP FILE PHOTO
CALVIN YANG, MANPOWER CORRESPONDENT
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Singapore s unemployment rates dropped for the fourth consecutive month in February, as the economy continued to slowly recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Unemployment rates peaked in September last year and persisted through October, before falling steadily since November.
Singapore s hiring situation has continued to improve, with declines seen across the overall, resident and citizen unemployment rates, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo yesterday.
A report by the Ministry of Manpower revealed that the overall unemployment rate fell to 3 per cent in February, down from 3.2 per cent in January.
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Employment rate among women not hit hard by pandemic: Minister
(Clockwise from left) Moderator Intan Azura Mokhtar, member of the NUS Alumni Advisory Board, with panellists Georgette Tan, Royal Dutch Shell chief diversity and inclusion officer Lyn Lee, Mrs Josephine Teo and Singapore Women in Science co-founder Vandana Ramachandran. PHOTO: NUS
Manpower Minister Josephine Teo says this highlights resilience of female workers
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The employment rate among women was not hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, which speaks to the resilience of female workers and the broader support for them to remain in the workforce, Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said yesterday.
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Two new groups to be set up under PAP Women s Wing
One to focus on research, the other on policy, to help address issues faced by S pore women
A fashion show in Punggol yesterday showing reimagined work outfits made from recycled material for women in various occupations ranging from gardener to plumber. The event, held ahead of International Women s Day tomorrow, kick-started a month-long series of events on women s issues.PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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