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US firms add 109,000 jobs, most since early 2025, ADP says

Employment growth was fuelled by businesses with fewer than 20 employees and those with 500 or more

Job openings, a measure of labour demand, were down 56,000 to 6.866 million by the last day of March, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said.

US job openings drop in March; hires increase sharply

Economists see growing downside risks to the labour market from the US-Israeli war

(From right) MOS Jasmin Lau, Minister Tan See Leng and host Claressa Monteiro.

The economy is changing. Will we still have work? Minister Tan See Leng gives his take

Singapore's economy is changing. Two ministers candidly discuss what that means for your job, your business and whether the available support is actually enough.

The three banks have not said whether temporary or permanent staff were more affected by the headcount reductions.

DBS, OCBC, UOB shed nearly 3,000 jobs in 2025 amid restructuring, productivity push

Combined, the three lenders employed 104,266 people at end-2025, down 2.6% from the year before

The budget proposal that US President Donald Trump submitted to Congress will authorise a small increase in the total full-time equivalent employment in 2027.

A year after Doge, Trump administration is quietly hiring again

Job announcements at government’s main hiring portal are up 23% in March from the month before

Citigroup says weak hiring will push the unemployment rate higher in the summer, similar to the last few years.

Citigroup pushes back Fed rate cut timeline after strong US job numbers

Downside risks for the labour market are mounting from a war with Iran that has no clear end in sight

The March jobs report showed the economy adding workers across sectors. Manufacturing gained 15,000 jobs, the most since November 2023 when factories added 22,000 new positions, and there were gains in construction, leisure and hospitality, and transportation as well.

Stronger, broader hiring could ease Fed job market worries

[WASHINGTON] Hiring that strengthened and broadened in March will likely cement the US Federal Reserve’s plans to keep interest rates on hold for the foreseeable future, easing concerns about a weaken...

March’s employment report likely has no impact on the interest rate outlook, with the effects of supply chain disruptions from the conflict still to work their way through the economy.
LATEST US DATA

US March employment growth rebounds; jobless rate falls to 4.3%

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 178,000 jobs last month after a downwardly revised 133,000 drop in February

Only 2.8 million of India's graduates were able to join the workforce annually. Many new graduates do not find relevant or well-paying work for years.

‘Why wait for a bus that won’t come?’: India has more graduates than jobs

Nearly 40 per cent of graduates below 25 are unemployed says report by Azim Premji University in Bengaluru

From left: Amarjit Kaur of Withers Khattarwong; Anurag Garg of Michael Page Singapore; and Howie Lim, correspondent, The Business Times.

Navigate job market caution; secure higher salary bumps

Considering a job change? Legal experts cover contract risks like clawbacks and non-compete clauses.