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Labour market recovery likely to be weak, uneven, gradual: MAS

Gayle Goh
Published Wed, Oct 28, 2020 · 09:50 PM

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    Singapore

    SINGAPORE's labour market should gradually rebound as the economy re-opens - but recovery is likely to be weak, uneven and long-drawn, with unemployment expected to decline more gradually than it did following the Global Financial Crisis.

    This is according to the latest review of macroeconomic conditions by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), which was released on Wednesday.

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