Singapore's job market remains tight

SINGAPORE:  Singapore's labour market remained tight in the first quarter of 2015 as the unemployment rate trended lower amid fewer redundancies and job openings, said the Ministry of Manpower and Statistics Department in the "Labour Market, First Quarter 2015: Report.

Reflecting seasonal declines and sharper moderation in employment growth in sectors with less favourable business conditions, employment contracted by 6,100 in the first quarter of 2015.