More graduates get jobs, pay hike


MORE university graduates secured full-time jobs last year, as Singapore’s economy grew and recovered from a recession brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Results from the latest graduate employment survey showed that 84% of fresh graduates in the labour force were in full-time permanent roles, compared with 69.8% in 2020.

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