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Number of manufacturing jobs doubles to 6,370 in two months

With output in the industry rising, companies are hiring - even those in the hard-hit marine and offshore sector

Published Mon, Nov 9, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE manufacturing sector in Singapore has continued to create more jobs, thanks to increased output - and even hard-hit sub-sectors like marine and offshore now need workers to support their transformation efforts.

Some 10,400 jobs and training and attachment slots are now available under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package in manufacturing, where output jumped 24.2 per cent in September from a year ago.

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