Plenty of jobs?
I refer to the article “More jobs being created, new programmes to match workers: Swee Say” (Straits Times, Oct 22). Continuing creation of jobs It…
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196,900 local jobs – 202,254 new PRs, 57,775 new citizens?
I refer to the article “Good jobs crucial amid low employment growth” (Straits Times, Oct 11). 500 local jobs growth in last 18 months It…
500 local jobs last 18 months – 29,955 new PRs, 20,815 new citizens last year?
New online jobs marketplace to help jobseekers I refer to the article “Parliament: New online jobs marketplace to help jobseekers through slowdown” (Straits Times, Oct…
ElderShield: Claims ratio?
ElderShield Review Committee appointed I refer to the article “MOH appoints ElderShield Review Committee to study ways to better support elderly” (Channel NewsAsia, Oct 7)….
HDB 1 & 2-room increase from 45,600 to 68,800?
I refer to the Department of Statistics’ Population Trends 2016 report released on 27 September 2016. Increase in 1 & 2-room households? The number of…
Foreign & new citizens’ population increased 7 times more than “real” citizens?
Population hits 5.61m I refer to the article “Singapore’s population hits 5.61 million in June, with more births, maids, long-term visit passes” (Straits Times, Sep…
Downsizing to retire a delusion?
I refer to the article “Using home to fund retirement is a delusion, says former minister” (BBC, Jul 15). Relying on homes for a pension…
Foreign worker statistics misleading
I refer to the article “Unemployment rises in second quarter, with fewer vacancies than job seekers” (Straits Times, September 15). It states that “Local employment…
The flood of foreigners?
My regular insider, ES sent me the following very interesting jobs statistics extracted from a Parliamentary reply on 14 August 2003. 1 foreign job =…
62.7% of university faculty foreigners?
100% score for international faculty NUS scored 100% on the latest QS rankings for international faculty because only 37.3 per cent of the faculty in…