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Jobs mismatch a pressing issue for PMETs

MOM report for Sept 2016 shows white collar openings taking up larger share of overall vacancies

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Published Tue, Feb 7, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    A NOTICEABLE structural shift is underway in Singapore's jobs market, as employers indicated strong demand for white-collar workers in September last year, even as the number of job openings fell to a multi-year low, according to a report on job vacancies released by a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) unit on Tuesday.

    This has led to economists to call for more attention from policymakers on the increasingly pressing issue of a mismatch in Singapore's labour market.

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