The labour market is starting to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic - with retrenchments and unemployment numbers climbing.

Retrenchment doubled in the last three months and a total of 11,350 people were retrenched in the first half of this year - a sharp rise from earlier estimates released in July.

To find out more, Rachel Kelly spoke to Joanna Seow, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times.

The labour market is starting to bear the brunt of the Covid-19 pandemic - with retrenchments and unemployment numbers climbing.
Retrenchment doubled in the last three months and a total of 11,350 people were retrenched in the first half of this year - a sharp rise from earlier estimates released in July.<a href="https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/retrenchments-spike-in-q2-as-unemployment-rises-steadily"> </a>To find out more, Rachel Kelly spoke to Joanna Seow, Manpower Correspondent, The Straits Times.

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