Singapore unemployment falls for fourth month in latest recovery sign


Golfers ride a buggy along a fairway at dusk at the Marina Bay Golf Course in Singapore, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. With borders closed for more than a year and relatively few Covid-19 cases in the city-state, golfers have flocked to Singapore's 15 courses, making tee times almost impossible to get and driving prices for the private clubs to record highs. At Marina Bay, the only public 18-hole course, demand is so great it may help persuade the government to extend the lease on the land so the club can stay open beyond 2024. - Bloomberg

SINGAPORE, April 11 (dpa): Unemployment in Singapore fell for the fourth month in a row in February, dropping to 3 per cent in the latest indication the city-state's economy is picking up after record losses last year.

"Although the unemployment rates remain elevated and have not yet returned to pre-Covid levels, we are seeing good progress with jobs growth," said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo last week.

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