Singapore Employers Added More Jobs Than Initially Estimated
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Singapore employers added more jobs than initially estimated last quarter as the services industry increased payrolls to support demand in the growing economy.
The city-state added 28,300 jobs in the three months through March, compared with an earlier estimate of 23,700, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement today. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 1.9 percent from 2.2 percent the previous quarter.