More than a quarter of job vacancies in Singapore left unfilled for six months or more

In all, around 128,000 local jobseekers have been placed into jobs and skills opportunities as at end-July this year. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than one quarter of job vacancies here were left unfilled for six months or more, said Manpower Minister Tan See Leng on Tuesday (Oct 5), underscoring the challenges in matching jobseekers with suitable jobs as Singapore transforms its economy.

Despite efforts to retrain and upskill workers through numerous schemes, some 27 per cent of vacancies here were unfilled for six months or more, the latest available data from 2020 showed.