Rise in job seekers unemployed for 25 weeks or more: MOM
There were 87 job openings for every 100 unemployed people as of Sept, slight improvement from June: MOM
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THERE are more job seekers in Singapore who have been unemployed for 25 weeks or more. This trend emerged even as the unemployment rate for Singaporeans declined slightly, according to the labour report for the third quarter of 2017.
The long-term unemployment rate rose to 0.8 per cent in September, up from 0.7 per cent in June, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).
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