Fresh grads taking longer to secure jobs, retrenched workers finding it harder to land new jobs: Jasmin Lau

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Singapore’s Minister of State Jasmin Lau says fresh graduates are taking longer to find work and retrenched workers are facing greater difficulty securing new jobs. Re-employment declines were especially pronounced among clerical, sales and service workers, tertiary-educated residents, and people under 30.

The decline in the re-entry rate was most pronounced among clerical, sales and service workers, tertiary-educated residents and those aged below 30.