- Singapore recorded -7% year-over-year decline in online hiring in February, a dip from -2% recorded between January 2015 and 2016
- The Production/Manufacturing, Automotive and Ancillary sector reported the sharpest growth at 9% year-over-year. The Hospitality sector saw the greatest decline at -10%
- Customer Service roles saw the greatest growth in demand at 2% year-over-year. The Software, Hardware, Telecom roles registered the steepest drop at -19% year-over-year
SINGAPORE, 29 MARCH 2016 – Overall online hiring in Singapore registered -7% year-over-year decline in February, falling further from -2% reported between January 2015 and 2016.
This is according to the latest Monster Employment Index (MEI) Singapore, a gauge of online job posting activities, recording the industries and occupations that show the highest and lowest growths in recruitment activity locally.
In February 2016, the Production/ Manufacturing, Automotive and Ancillary sector saw the sharpest growth in online hiring, registering 9% year-over-year. This is the sector’s first positive annual growth since December 2014.
The Hospitality sector registered -10% decline year-over-year in February, the lowest across all job sectors. This is followed closely by the Engineering, Construction and Real Estate sector at -9% decline year-over-year.
Amongst the occupational groups monitored by the Index, demands for Customer Service professionals remain the strongest, reporting a 2% year-over-year growth in online hiring. This is the only group in Singapore that reported positive growth between February 2015 and 2016.
Online demand for Software, Hardware and Telecom professionals saw the steepest drop at -19% year-over-year, falling further from -12% year-over-year reported between January 2015 and 2016.
“Singapore’s economy is still slowing down amidst the ensuing economic uncertainty globally. Many companies have either resorted to laying off their employees or freezing hiring activity altogether, resulting in the dip in hiring,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director of Monster.com (India, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong).
“The Singapore Purchasing Manager Index fell from 49.0 in January 2016 to 48.5 in February, partly in due to the reduction in new export work, in turn resulting in the decline in employment in the sector. The upcoming Budget 2016 however, may be able to turn things around and is expected to bring in some relief to the local job market.”
The Monster Employment Index Singapore is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity, based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career websites and online job listings across Singapore. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or source, but is an aggregate measure of the change in job listings across the industry.
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