Singapore: Covid-19 issue under control but unemployment rates rise to 3.6% in Sept

Singapore reported nine new Covid-19 cases, including seven that were imported and one in the community, on Friday (Oct 30, 2020). The Covid-19 total now stands at 58,003. - The Straits Times/Asian News Network

SINGAPORE, Oct 30: Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced on Friday that the country's unemployment rate for overall in September reached 3.6 per cent compared to 3.4 per cent in August, reports Xinhua.

Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for residents grew from 4.6 per cent to 4.7 per cent, and that for citizens grew from 4.7 per cent to 4.9 per cent, according to the Labour Market Advance Release Third Quarter 2020.