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Report: Labour Market Advance Release Second Quarter 2016
Released on:28/7/2016 12:00 AM

​​​Report: Labour Market Advance Release Second Quarter 2016

This release provides preliminary estimates of key indicators on the manpower situation covering unemployment, employment and redundancy for the latest quarter.

Key findings: Preliminary estimates showed that overall unemployment rose in June 2016 from March 2016. Unemployment increased for residents and citizens, after declining in the previous quarter. Amid subdued global economic conditions, employment grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2016, compared with the first quarter of 2016 and a year ago. The number of layoffs rose from the previous quarter and a year ago.

For more key findings, please refer to the highlights of the report.





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