-- シンガポール人材省が木曜日に発表した速報値によると、今年第1四半期の雇用者数は5,000人増加し、前年同期の2,300人増から大幅に増加した。これは18四半期連続の雇用増加となる。 前年同期比では増加したものの、前四半期の17,700人増からは減少しており、これは主に労働市場の広範な低迷によるものだ。 全体として、失業率は3月に2.1%に上昇し、2025年12月の2.0%からわずかに上昇した。解雇者数は第1四半期に1,000人当たり1.5人と低水準を維持し、2025年第4四半期と変わらなかった。 人材省は、労働市場は引き続き逼迫し、第2四半期には拡大すると予測している。しかし、今後3ヶ月以内に雇用を予定している企業の割合は、2月の54.6%から3月には44.6%に低下した。
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